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Former Motorola vice-president Martin Cooper made the first private, practical mobile phone call to his rival at Bell Labs, Joel S. Engel.
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Motorola DynaTAC becomes available to the public< , costing $4000
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The Motorola MicroTAC is the first phone which could fit in your pocket, with its flip-phone design.
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The Motorola International 3200 is the first hand-sized phone with 2G capability.
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The Nokia 9000 Communicator is the first phone that also doubled as a computer of sorts. Opening the phone revealed a full QWERTY keyboard. Just like in Die Hard!
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The Nokia 8810 is the first mobile phone without an externa antenna
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The Nokia 3210 is one of the first phones to be marketed towards young people. It ended up selling around 160 million units!
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The Sharp J-SH04 is the first phone with the ability to send photos to other users (the beginning of MMS)
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The Motorola RAZR revolutionizes the typical design of mobile phones, with its TRON-inspired looks appealing to a huge audience.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the Apple iPhone
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The HTC Dream is the first smartphone to run the Android operating system.
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The HTC Evo 4G is the first mobile phone with 4G capability, meaning super-fast texting and downloads.
