Mobile phones

By 20151113

  • The first mobile phone call was made

  • The first cell phone was sold for $3,995

    The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X or brick phone was sold.

  • Motorola MicroTac was released

    This phone was the smallest and lightest available and could fit into pockets.

  • The first smartphone was available to the public

    It was developed by IBM & BellSouth.

  • The first clamshell phone was released

    Motorola StarTac was the first clamshell phone

  • The first slider phone was released

    Nokia 8110 was the first lightweight, slider phone.

  • The first phone with a QWERTY keyboard was released

    Nokia 9000 looked like a clamshell phone but included a keyboard.

  • The first fashionable mobile phone was released

    The Nokia 5110 included a face plate and the game snake.

  • A small and customiseable phone was released

    The Nokia 8210 was the lightest and smallest phone available.

  • The first Blackberry was released

    Using the RIM BlackBerry 5810 people were able to access emails.

  • The first flip phone was released

    The Sanyo SCP 5300 had a built-in camera and extended battery life.

  • The Apple iPhone was released

    The first iPhone was able to access internet and many other helpful features.

  • The iPhone 7 was released