Cellphone Timeline

By avawhitlock
  • First Ever Cellphone

    First Ever Cellphone

    The first ever cellphone was made by Motorola, in 1973 by an engineer named Martin Cooper. In1990, the number of mobile cellphone users was around 11 million, and this was a big milestone.
  • The First Flip Phone

    The First Flip Phone

    Years later, after serval different brick style phones. In 1989, Motorola hit another milestone, and brought the "flip" style phone to the market. Before what Motorola called the "MicroTAC" model, all the phones were bulky, and due to their size, they were not as easy to transport.
  • First Phone Smart Phone(and touch screen phone)

    First Phone Smart Phone(and touch screen phone)

    The first ever smart phone was shockingly not made by apple, in fact the first smartphone came out way before you think it did. In 1994, IBM's simon, was the first device to have, a touch screen and apps, therefore making it a smartphone.
  • First Phone with a QWERTY keyboard

    First Phone with a QWERTY keyboard

    In 1996, Nokia introduced the first QWERTY cell phone. The Nokia Communicator 9000 was released in 1996. Other then having a keyboard, the Communicator 9000 also introduced many business-related features such as email, web browsing, fax, word processing, and spreadsheets.
  • First Internet Browser Cell Phone

    First Internet Browser Cell Phone

    In 1999, Nokia launched a new groundbreaking feature to the market. The Nokia 7110 was the first ever cell phone to feature a WAP browser, that allowed you to browse the internet.
  • First phone+ MP3 Player

    First phone+ MP3 Player

    Also in 1999, Samsung came in with another groundbreaking feature. The Samsung SPH-M100 Uproar, it was the first phone to have the combined features of both a cellphone, and a MP3 player. Therefore providing the user access to listen to music.
  • First Cell Phone with Bluetooth

    First Cell Phone with Bluetooth

    A few years later in 2001, the first bluetooth phone, known as the Ericsson T39. After, other manufacturers started introducing this technology as well.
  • First Iphone

    First Iphone

    Years later in 2007, the very well known brand Apple, introduced the very first Iphone, the Iphone 2G. Once it was introduced, it blew everyone away due to the removal of most physical hardware buttons in favor of a touch-based interface.
  • Another Iphone

    Another Iphone

    Years after many small new features, in 2017 Apple launched the Iphone 7 plus. Which featured a dual-lens system, had no headphone jack, and was the first officially waterproof iPhone.
  • The Iphone X

    The Iphone X

    In 2017, Apple hit another milestone with the Iphone X. They released the higher-end iPhone X, a smartphone that replaced the fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) with face unlock functionality (Face ID).