History of the Handheld Mobile Telephone

First Handheld Prototype

Apr 3, 1973

In 1973 Motorola debuted the DynaTAC (DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) - the first portable telephony device. http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/About_Motorola-History/About_Motorola-History,en_US,pg.html Original news release