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DynaTAC model
The world’s first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, when Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola. The phone Cooper used, if you could call it that, weighed a staggering 1.1kg and measured in at 228.6x127x44.4mm. You got 30 minutes of talk-time and it took around 10 hours to charge. -
1997- Nokia 6110
Features: Three games: Memory, Snake, Logic
Calculator, clock and calendar
Currency converter
Works as a pager
Profile settings
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1997 – Motorola StarTAC
Inspired by the communicator from Star Trek, this bad boy was the world’s first clamshell handset. Another first for Motorola. -
1998 – Nokia 5110
Excellent battery, slim by 1998’s standards, and it also featured Snake. What more could a 90s consumer want? Features: Dimensions 48 x 132 x 31 mm
Battery 900 mAh NiMH
Display 47 x 84 B/W -
1999 – BlackBerry 850
The BlackBerry 850 was the first handset released under the BlackBerry brand. Ten years later, RIM would be crowned the fastest growing company on the planet. And we all know what happened post-2010. -
2000 – Nokia 3310
The phone that all of your mates had at school – if you went to school in the mid-to-late-90s, that is. Even in 2013, many regard the 3310 as one of the best mobile devices ever created. Some even say it’s indestructible. -
2002 – Samsung SGH-T100
Before Samsung took over the world it made handsets like this, which was the first phone ever to use a thin-film transistor active matrix LCD display. -
2003 – BlackBerry 5810
It didn’t have a built in speaker so you had to plug headphones in to make phone calls, but the BlackBerry 5810 did have email and a QWERTY keyboard. -
2004 – Motorola Razr V3
Motorola shifted over a 130 million of its ‘fashion’ phone between the years 2004 and 2006, making it the best-selling clamshell handset in history. -
2005 – BlackBerry 7270
First BlackBerry handset to feature Wi-Fi, and one of the main reasons for widespread CrackBerry addiction. -
2006 – Nokia N95
A true smartphone, one that ran on Symbian, packed in a 332MHz Texas Instruments CPU, and feature 160MB of RAM. It also featured a decent 5-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. -
2007 – LG Shine
Features: Dimensions: 99.8 x 50.6 x 13.8mm
Weight: 118g
Operating system: Java MIDP 2.0
CPU: ARM9 115 MHz
Memory: 50 MB Internal, microSD (TransFlash) external memory card slot
Battery: 800mAh Li-Ion
Display: 240 x 320, 2.2-inch Display 262K-color TFT LCD
Camera: 2.0 megapixels + Autofocus -
2008 – Apple iPhone 3G
This one needs no introduction and is largely responsible for changing the face of the mobile space forever. Apple’s iPhone popularised applications with millions of consumers, helped make touchscreen interfaces the norm, and broke new ground for overall design and finish. The iPhone 3G was the sharpest tip of the mobile stick, but from here on out things would begin progressing even faster. -
LG enV Touch (Verizon Wireless)
The bottom line: The LG enV Touch's combination of great design and top-notch features makes it one of the top Verizon Wireless phones we've ever seen. -
Samsung Epic 4G (Sprint)
The Samsung Epic 4G is a multimedia powerhouse with features the other Galaxy S phones don't have. Unfortunately, it comes with a big price tag. -
Samsung Galaxy S II
itself might be a reason to buy this device and if it comes to T-Mobile then I will likely be buying one for myself. You won't have to worry about an OS upgrade since the Galaxy S II launches with Gingerbread already loaded too. -
Galaxy S6 Edge
Price: from $499.99 Display: Curved 5.1 inch 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) Super AMOLED Battery size: 2600 mAh Camera: 16MP (Rear), 5MP (Front) Platform: Android with TouchWiz Features: Samsung Pay, wireless charging, heart rate monitor and a powerful camera -
Samsung Galaxy S 9
