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The first wireless telephone
The first wireless telephone
A US Patent was issued in Kentucky for a wireless telephone. -
The first portable AM radios
The first portable AM radios
the SCR-194 and 195 were the first portable AM radios, produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories in Fort Monmouth, NJ. -
Motorola produced the first 'handie talkie'
The first 'handie talkie'
Motorola produced the first 'handie talkie' for the U.S., labelled SCR-536 -
The first private mobile phone
The first private mobile phone
Former Motorola Vice President Martin Cooper made the first private, practical mobile phone call in a non-vehicle setting -
The first commercial moile phone
The first commercial mobile phone
Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X cellular phone was made available to the public, weighing under 2 pounds, but costing nearly $4,000 (almost $9,000 today) -
The first pokcet phone
The first pokect phone
Next up was Motorola's MicroTAC, which introduced the first flip phone design. The hardware was place in a hinged section of the phone, reducing the phone's size when not in use. It was truly the world's first pocket phone. -
The first hand-sized digital mobile phone that used 2G
The first digital mobile phone that used 2G
The Motorola International 3200 became the first hand-sized digital mobile phone that used 2G digitally encrypted technology (unveiled in 1991 as GSM). -
The first car phone worked with 1G networks
The first car phone worked with 1G networks
Car phones remained popular, despite their smaller pocket-sized versions, but Motorola's Bag Phone (2900) was the car phone to have due to its long talk time, great battery life and superior signal range.
They first worked with 1G networks, but eventually crossed over into 2G territory. -
Nokia 9000 brought on the smartphone era
Brought on the smart phone era
The Simon was good, but the Nokia 9000 Communicator was what really brought on the smartphone era. It was the first cell phone that could also be called a mini-computer (though it had limited web access). -
Sharp-first to the camera phone market
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/complete-visual-history-of-cell-phones-2011-5#2000-22
Sharp was first to the camera phone market with their J-SH04 (J-Phone), released by J-Mobile in Japan. It offered a mere 0.1 megapixel resolution. -
One of the first phones to equip a fully functional web experience
One of the first phones to equip a fully functional web experience
One of the first phones to equip a fully functional web experience and integrate an instant messaging client (AIM) was the Danger Hiptop in 2002, later re-branded the T-Mobile Sidekick. -
The first iphone
The first iphone
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Combining the features of a cellphone, pocket computer and multimedia player, the iPhone changed the nature of how users related to their pocket devices. -
The first smartphone to run Google's Android OS
The first smart phone to run Android OS
The first smartphone to run Google's Android OS was the HTC Dream slider smartphone. It featured a QWERTY keyboard, full HTML web browser, Gmail, YouTube and more, and paved the way for phones like the Nexus One and Motorola DROID. -
The first cellular phone to meet 4G standards
The first smart phone to meet 4G standards
The HTC EVO 4G from Sprint was the first cellular phone to meet 4G standards, running on the WiMAX network. It was sold powered by Android 2.1 and had one of the largest touchscreen displays, an 8MP camera, HD video capture, HDMI output, Mobile Hotspot capability and HTC Sense.
