Phones

By lily.0260
  • First Telephone

    First Telephone

    The first telephone patent was granted to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.
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    Evolution of the Phone

  • the Model 302

    the Model 302

    In the 1930s, famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss created what many consider to be the first modern telephone: the Model 302.
  • the Grillo Cricket

    the Grillo Cricket

    Designed by Marco Zanuso, the Grillo Cricket was unlike other phones in the past. This phone could fold up. The clamshell shape influenced the design of the modern flip phone.
  • The Trimline Telephone

    The Trimline Telephone

    Also designed by Henry Dreyfuss, the Trimline Telephone has a slimmer design than the 302, a touchpad, and buttons for "*" and "#"
  • The introduction of cordless phones

    The introduction of cordless phones

    Throughout the 1980s, phones lost the cord.
  • Introduction of the flip phone

    Introduction of the flip phone

    In 1996 Motorola launched the StarTAC, a small flip phone with a display screen and oval keys.
  • First iPhone

    First iPhone

    The iPhone turned the phone into a tiny, portable computer. Although there were touchscreen phones before it, the sleek appearance of the iPhone revolutionized the mobile phone design
  • The current iPhone

    The current iPhone

    Current iPhones have better camera quality, a better chip, and a more sleek design than the 2007 iPhone. This allows for faster processing.

  • Summary

    Over the course of 146 years, telephones have improved in many different ways. They first became accessible to the general public, then they lost the cord, became cordless, became wireless, and have turned into small portable computers that people can carry around.