History of The Cellphone

By DWelkom
  • The First Cell Phone

    The First Cell Phone
    This is the phone Martin Cooper designed for Motorola. It weighed 2.5 pounds and it only had a battery life of 20 minutes.
  • Motorola DynaTAC 8000x arrived

    Motorola DynaTAC 8000x arrived
    The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x arrived on the market. Though huge by today’s standards, it was considered the first mobile phone because you could carry it around.
  • The Nokia Mobria Talkman

    The Nokia Mobria Talkman
    The Nokia Mobira Talkman might have been a nightmare to carry around, but it had longer battery life.
  • The Motorola StarTAC

    The Motorola StarTAC
    The first flip phone, the Motorola StarTAC (seen here in Clueless), was becoming commonplace in the mid-’90s. Phones were getting more bigger in popularity.
  • The Nokia 8110

    The Nokia 8110
    The Nokia 8110, was shown in the movie called The Matrix in 1999. It was the first example of the sliding form factor.
  • The Nokia 5110

    The Nokia 5110
    A generation was introduced to cellphones and texting with this little cell phone. On this phone, you can play a game called Snake.
  • The Motorola Razr

    The Motorola Razr
    The Motorola Razr was known for its long battery life of 7 hours and being very thin.
  • The iPhone

    The iPhone
    The Apple iPhone was the game changer in the cell phone industry. This is when phones change their appearance drasticly.