Phone timeline

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  • The first mobile phone

    The first mobile phone
    The first ever mobile phone was called the Motorola DynaTAC. It costed a whopping $4000. The phone was nine inches tall and the battery lasted about 30 minutes.
  • IBM Simon

    IBM Simon
    The IBM Simon was the first ever combination of a PDA which is personal digital assistant and a phone. It had a few built in apps like the calculator and also had room for emails. The Simon costed about $900.
  • Nokia 9000 Communicator

    Nokia 9000 Communicator
    The Nokia was the first smart phone series for Nokia. It was powered by an Intel 24 MHz. It had a web browser and you could also give and receive emails.
  • Nokia 7110

    Nokia 7110
    The Nokia 7110 came with messaging. It had an NiMH 900 mAh battery. It included some apps such as a calculator, calendar, and an alarm.
  • Sanyo SCP-5300

    Sanyo SCP-5300
    The Sanyo was the first ever phone with a camera. It also included a flash. The pictures were obviously very low quality. It had a 2.1 inch display. It cost about $400.
  • Motorola Razr V3

    Motorola Razr V3
    The Razr V3 was a very simple phone. It was a flip phone and it had a camera. It cost about $90.
  • IPhone 3G

    IPhone 3G
    The IPhone 3G had a lot of game apps and had a front and back camera. It had GPS, very fast network, and can use wi-fi. It costed $199 for 8 gb and $299 for 16 gb.
  • IPhone 4

    IPhone 4
    The iPhone 4 is 9.3 mm thick. It has a new LED flash and a new front camera. It also had a new mute button, new volume buttons, and another speaker.
  • IPhone 6

    IPhone 6
    The IPhone 6 came in 4 different colors. Rose gold, silver, space grey, and black. It has a 4.1 inch screen. The IPhone is also faster than the 3G and 4.
  • IPhone 7

    IPhone 7
    The IPhone 7 is one of the most affordable apple phone. It is priced at $450. It come in 5 different colors. It has a 4.7 inch screen. It has a better camera than the IPhone 6.
  • IPhone 8 plus

    IPhone 8 plus
    The IPhone 8 plus has about the same dimensions as the 7 but the 8 plus can be charged by a charging pod, the screen is a little bit bigger, and the 8 plus has a different camera. It also comes in a few colors including red.
  • IPhone XR

    IPhone XR
    The IPhone XR is widely known for it's camera quality. It has a 12 megapixel camera and a 7 megapixel selfie camera. It comes in a variety of colors that Apple has never had on the back of phones before
  • IPhone 11

    IPhone 11
    The IPhone 11 is coming out September 20th. It has two cameras. It is supposed to have great camera quality. It is coming in different colors and in some colors that haven't been used yet. The price starts at $700.
  • Samsung Fold

    Samsung Fold
    The Samsung Fold is supposedly coming out in 2020. It can be folded horizontal from a tablet into a smaller phone. There will be 2 cameras. The estimated cost is about $2000.
  • Samsung Galaxy S11

    Samsung Galaxy S11
    The S11 is supposedly an expandable phone. It is also supposed to have good camera quality. It is said that it is coming in four different colors, black, white, blue, and pink.