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Multimedia: Cellphones

By Acelyn B.
  • Motorola DynaTAC

    Motorola DynaTAC

    The first mobile phone was the Motorola DynaTAC released in 1983.
  • MicroTAC

    MicroTAC

    The first flip-phone was called the MicroTAC and it was released in 1989.

  • PDA Capabilities

    The first phone with PDA capabilities was released in 1993. PDA stands for "personal digital assistant" and that pretty much means that you have a handheld phone-computer in your pocket.
  • StarTAC

    StarTAC

    The MicroTAC was upgraded to the StarTAC in 1996.
  • Candybar

    Candybar

    Nokia released the Candybar phone in 1989.

  • Blackberry PDA

    RIM released the Blackberry PDA in 1999.
  • Bluetooth Phone

    Bluetooth Phone

    Ericsson released the first Bluetooth Phone in 2000.
  • Blackberry Smartphone

    Blackberry Smartphone

    RIM upgraded the Blackberry PDA to the Blackberry Smartphone in 2002.
  • Sanyo SCP-5300

    Sanyo SCP-5300

    The Sanyo SCP-5300 appeared on the market in 2004.
  • Motorola Razr

    Motorola Razr

    Motorola released the Motorola Razr in 2004.
  • IPhone 1.0

    IPhone 1.0

    Apple released the IPhone 1.0 in 2007.
  • IPhone 2.0

    IPhone 2.0

    Apple released IPhone 2.0 in 2008.
  • IPhone 3.0

    IPhone 3.0

    Apple released the Iphone 3.0 in 2009.
  • IPhone 4.0

    IPhone 4.0

    Apple released the IPhone 4.0 in 2011.
  • IPhone 5.0

    IPhone 5.0

    Apple released the IPhone 5.0 in 2013.
  • IPhone 6.0

    IPhone 6.0

    Apple released the IPhone 6.0 in 2014.