Mobile phone evolution

Evolution of the Telephone

By loretta96
  • Mototola DynaTAC 8000X

    Mototola DynaTAC 8000X

    First portable hand held phone
  • Motorola 4500X

    Motorola 4500X

    First portable car phone
  • MicroTAC 9800X

    MicroTAC 9800X

    The smallest mobile phone created up to this point in time
  • The Motorola International 3200

    The Motorola International 3200

    First comfortable hand held digital mobile phone
  • The Nokia 1011

    The Nokia 1011

    First GSM- enabled (Global System for Mobile Communications) to become available in th UK
  • The IBM Simo

    The IBM Simo

    First mobile phone to feature software applications, using a stylus and touch screen
  • The Motorola StarTAC

    The Motorola StarTAC

    First original flip phone
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    The Nokia Communicator series

    The Nokia Communicator series of smartphones appeared as normal phones on the outside, and opened in clamshell format to access a qwerty keyboard and an LCD screen nearly as big as the device itself.
  • Samsung SPH-M100 Uproar

    Samsung SPH-M100 Uproar

    First mobile phone to have mp3 capability
  • Nokia's 3310

    Nokia's 3310

  • Ericsson R380

    Ericsson R380

    Marketed as a 'smartphone', it was a groundbreaking device since it was as small and light as a normal mobile phone, and was the first device to use the new Symbian OS.
  • Sanyo SCP-5300

    Sanyo SCP-5300

    One of the first cameraphone where you could see the image on the screen
  • The Nokia 1100

    The Nokia 1100

  • The Blackberry 'Quark' family

    The Blackberry 'Quark' family

    First integrated voice calling system.
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    The iphone series