cell phone evolution

1st cell phone prototype

Apr 3, 1973

On April 3, 1973, John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper presented the first cell phone prototype and made a phone call to Dr. Joel S. Engal his rival. The first phone weighed 1.1 Kg and was 23 cm long and 13 cm deep and 4.5 cm wide

Motorola Dyna TAC 8000x

Sep 21, 1983

Motorola produces first available cell phone that weighed 2.5 pounds, and was $3,995.

First smart phone invented

Jan 1, 1992

IBM Simon used a stylus and touch screen and the phone had cost $889 dollars and only worked in the U.S. and only operated in 15 states.

First text message

Dec 3, 1992

In 1992 Neil Papworth sends the first text typed it on the PC and said "Merry Christmas" to Richard Jarvis at Vodafone.

Flip Phone Introduced

Jan 3, 1996

StarTAC by Montorola invented the first flip phone

First iPhone

Jan 9, 2007

The first iPhone was $499 for 4GB and $599 for 8GB. It couldn't connect to Wifi independently. Said to be 5 years ahead of its time. It was .30 pounds and was made by Steve Jobs. 6.1 million units sold 4.5 in screen.

The new cell phone of 2017

Apr 12, 2017

Now the Galaxy S8 and the iPhone 7 have a lot of competition.