Smartphones

  • IBM Simon

    First ever mobile phone to feature software applications.
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    Smartphones

  • Nokia Communicator

    Appeared as normal phones on the outside, and opened in clamshell format to access a qwerty keyboard
  • Ericsson R380

    Was he first device marketed as a "smartphone"
  • Palm Treo

    Incorporated the ability to check the calendar while talking on the phone, dial directly from a list of contacts, and send emails.
  • The Blackberry

    First to offer integrated voice calling.
  • iPhone

    First commercial smartphone to use finger input as its main means of interaction, instead of a stylus, keyboard or keypad.
  • iPhone reactions

  • Samsung Galaxy S

    Android smartphone, first major competitor to Apples iPhone