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The First Ever Portable Mobile Phone
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. It cost $4000 USD and was a huge status symbol at the time. Though it was finished in 1973 it took nearly a decade until it came out on the market. -
Consumer Headsets Created
GSM first launched in Europe 1991 with the Orbitel TPU 900 first to market, but it wasn't until 1992 that mobiles were no longer restricted to business use. -
First smartphone created
Simon Personal Communicator invented by IBM. Sold 50,000 units in 6 months. Priced at $1100 per phone. Battery life 1 hour -
First Camera Phone Comes Out in Japan
Sharp launched the world's very first camera phone, the J-SH04. It was only available in Japan -
Blackberry was created.
Targeted business professionals. Had internet access, a full keyboard, could make calls with a headset. -
First Apple Smartphone
Apple's first smartphone, the ROKR E1was released. It was the first mobile phone to use iTunes, the music-sharing software Apple had debuted in 2001 -
4G Service, Siri, Google Voice,
Smartphones became increasingly central to modern life, offering much more than just communication features. The UK’s first 4G service launched in 11 cities by EE in 2012 taking download speeds up to 12mbps. Voice recognition became common place first with Google Voice before Apple launched Siri into the market. Samsung added a built-in heart rate monitor to their flagship Galaxy S5 to capitalize on growth in mobile health & fitness. -
4G speed, Apple Pay, Android Pay
4G vastly improves video streaming and video calling capabilities. Screen sizes continue to grow with the iPhone 7 Plus display now 57% larger than the original iPhone from 2007. Mobile payments also emerge with Apple Pay and Android Pay offering users the possibility of buying things with their smartphone. -
Present Day-Selfie phone and 5G service
OnePlus introducing the pop-up selfie camera to its flagship 7 Pro device. Phones are smarter and more reliable than ever.