Phone evolution

The evolution of mobile phones.

  • Horseback radio

    Horseback radio
    U.S Army communicated through a radio that was set up on their horses back to communicate in the middle of the fields during war time.
  • First Mobile phone call

    First Mobile phone call
    Martin Cooper invented the first practical mobile phone that was a Motorola in 1973. The very first mobile call that was made was to the headquarters of Bell Labs in New Jersey. (Seward, 2013)
  • First Text Message

    First Text Message
    On December 3 1992 the first text message was sent from the United Kingdom. (Stewart, 2013)
  • First Smart Phone

    First Smart Phone
    The first smart phone was released to the public in 1993 it was designed by IBM and was called Simon. (Kovach, 2011)
  • First Flip Phone

    First Flip Phone
    In 1996 The first ever flip phone was invented by Motorola called the Startac, this mobile was the first to have the screen flip down over the mouth piece. (Tapper, 2013)
  • First Blackberry

    First Blackberry
    In 1999 the first blackberry was released becoming one of the most popular phones of its time. (Tapper, 2013)
  • First Iphone Released

    First Iphone Released
    The first IPhone was released which was such a major hit all around the world selling 1 million phones in 74 days from release. (Skillings, 2007)