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1900 BCE
the beginning
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first handheld cellular phone that allowed people to make longer distance calls than just a landline phone. The inventor is martin cooper -
2nd upgrade of phones
Before the 1950s the coin-phone charge throughout the country typically was five cents. it climbed to 10 cents in most areas as the Bell System asked for and won rate increases. -
wall phone
Do rotary phones still work?
The Touch-Tone system used push-button telephones. In the decades after 1963, rotary dials were gradually phased out on new telephone models in favor of keypads and the primary dialing method to the central office -
flip phones
Who invented flip phones?
It was Martin Cooper of Motorola who married the clamshell design (also known as flip phone) to cellular technology, creating what would become the most popular version of cellular phones until touch screens changed teh way we communicate in the 1990s. -
samsung flipphone
She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, shown above, was revealed a year after the company's first foldable phone, -
first Android
The first commercial version, Android was released on September 23, 2008. Android is developed by Google in which new major releases are announced at Google I/O along with its first public beta to supported Google Pixel devices and its stable version released later in the year. -
2nd Android phone
joining Google, Andy Rubin worked at Apple from 1989 to 1992. At Apple, he was given the nickname “Android” for his love of robots. In fact, Android.com was Rubin's own personal website until 2008. It's funny how things work out sometimes. -
iphone 7
Key Takeaways. The iPhone 7 Plus is more than capable of handling day-to-day use in 2021. Older phones can fall short in heavy use and battery longevity is a concern. Holding onto a phone is less expensive, but not a great value. -
iphone 10
There's the Super Retina display, offering the highest pixel density ever on an iPhone; the 5.8-inch, edge-to-edge OLED screen, with its incredible detail; Face ID, which uses 3D mapping for secure unlocking; and Portrait Mode, for professional-quality photo effects when using either the front- or rear-facing cameras. -
New iphone 14 coming out soon
iPhone 14 to be announced in mid-September 2022. Preorders will likely begin the Friday of the announcement week, with availability a week later. Apple nearly always debuts its new iPhones in September each year, with COVID-19 causing one notable exception in 2020. -
Will apple keep it going
Top analyst and long-time industry insider Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple expects to replace the iPhone in just 10 years – by 2032. In its place would be an AR device – that's augmented reality. -
The very first iphone
The iPhone (retrospectively referred to unofficially as the iPhone 2G, iPhone 1 or original iPhone) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. -
Iphone 5
The iPhone 5 is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the 6th generation iPhone, succeeding both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, and preceding both the iPhone 5S and 5C. It was formally unveiled as part of a press event on September 12, 2012, and subsequently released on September 21, 2012 -
iphone 12
Beyond adding 5G, Apple has equipped the iPhone 12 family with its powerful new A14 Bionic processor, a Super Retina XDR display, a more durable Ceramic Shield front cover, and a MagSafe feature for more reliable wireless charging, and support for attachable accessories.