Cell Phone Timeline

By s0y4ntrax

  • First Cell Phone is invented

    First Cell Phone is invented
    The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first portable phone.
    It was operated with a 2 pound handset you had to carry around.

  • First Smartphone

    First Smartphone
    Simon Personal Communicator. First touch screen phone, it could also receive emails and faxes.

  • First Phone with a Camera

    First Phone with a Camera
    J-SHO4 was only released in Japan and only had a back camera. It weighed just 4 ounces and had a low camera quality of 110K pixels.

  • Phones gain acess to the internet

    Phones gain acess to the internet
    Smartphones are able to use 3G network.

  • Apple begins producing Cell Phones

    Apple begins producing Cell Phones
    The first iPhone was lightweight, had a touchscreen, ipod,camera, LCD video, wide screen, and complete internet access. It also allowed you to download apps from app developers.

  • First Android

    First Android
    It was a touchscreen device with a slide-out keyboard and mega pixel camera

  • Siri is added to the iPhone

    Siri is added to the iPhone
    Siri was first released as a new app in an IOS update, but was later added into the iPhone when the 4S released in 2011.

  • The iPhone 5.

    The iPhone 5.
    Apple's most popular model selling 5 million units in its first weekend after release. Had the addition of Apple Maps.

  • iPhone 5c

    iPhone 5c
    Apple attempted to create a cheaper version of their most popular model, the iPhone 5.

  • iPhone 16

    The newest version of the iPhone will be available Sept.-Oct. of 2024. The new model is expected to have a faster chip than the 15, a slight increase in display size, and camera improvements