Timeline: Develoment of smart phones

1876

First phone

The first phone was created in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell

Apr 4, 1883

Blake Transmitter

''The transmitter is a microphone adapted for the transmission of telephone messages and, in general practice, is so used, better results being thus secured than is possible when the transmitter and receiver are identical.''

Feb 12, 1892

Desk telephone

''A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly.''

Dec 3, 1900

Tapered Shaft Oil-Can Candlestick

May 10, 1915

transcontinental call telephone

''First transcontinental telephone call. Alexander Graham Bell, about to call San Francisco from New York. A telephone call, which for marketing purposes is claimed to be the first transcontinental telephone call, occurred on Jan. 25, 1915, a day timed to coincide with the Panama–Pacific International Exposition celebrations.''

Sep 5, 1924

model 102 round base

''The model 102 telephone was a version of Western Electric's first widely distributed telephone set that featured the transmitter and receiver in a common handset.''

Jan 1, 1983

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

''DynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola, Inc. from 1983 to 1994. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X commercial portable cellular phone received approval from the U.S. FCC on September 21, 1983.''