Major Moments in Mobile Phones

By cheriselien
  • First public mobile phone call

    First public mobile phone call

    Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive made the first mobile telephone call to his competitor/rival in the field.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mobile_phones
  • Launch of 1G

    Launch of 1G

    1GB Is launched in Japan
  • Australia's first public mobile phone call

    Australia's first public mobile phone call

    Link Telecom’s Managing Director, Bill Pollock made the first telephone call in Australia.
  • The first mobile phone for sale

    The first mobile phone for sale

    Motorola released its first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/nokia/nokia-3310/19848/history-mobile-phones-1973-2008-handsets-made-it-all-happen
  • First touch screen mobile phone

    First touch screen mobile phone

    The IBM Simon was the first phone with a touchscreen in 1992 — it's also referred as the first “smartphone,” though the term was not yet coined.(http://mashable.com/2012/11/09/touchscreen-history/#t8fTL5DlDsqs)
  • The first text message is sent

    The first text message is sent

    "Merry Christmas!"
  • The first smartphone

    The first smartphone

    The Simon Personal Communicator was the first commercially available device but was not referred to as a smartphone at the time.
  • 3G released

    3G released

    The first 3G networks are launched
  • First camera in mobile

    First camera in mobile

    In 2002, the first phones with built-in cameras became publicly available, including the Nokia 7650 and the Sanyo SPC-5300.
  • First iPhone for sale

    First iPhone for sale

    Steve Jobs released the first iPhone for sale. https://www.imore.com/history-iphone-original