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Bell System introduced the first commercial mobile telephone. This equipment was large, weighing 80 pounds with limiting calling bands available from AT&T.
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The first private, practical mobile phone in a non-vehicle setting.
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The first flip phone design. It was truly the world's first pocket phone.
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Motorola came out with the first clam shell mobile phone. It improved the folding feature by collapsing in half.
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It was the first cell phone that could also be called a mini-computer.
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One of the most popular phones in history with over 160 million sold. It was one of the first to allow picture messages, but only preinstalled ones. First to be marketed toward young people.
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From sprint, this was the first camera phone sold in North America.
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The first BlackBerry to incorporate a mobile phone into their popular brand of data-only devices. Professionals who needed access to their emails and schedules were the main target. There was no speaker or microphone.
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The first "fashion" phone, selling 50 million units. It helped give cell phones a new look.
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A touchscreen smartphone developed by Steve Jobs.
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The first cellular phone from Sprint to meet 4G standards. It was powered by Android 2.1 and had one of the largest touchscreen displays.
