Mobile phone evolution

The Evolution of the Cellular Device

By bdarmody95

  • Cordless Phone

    A jazz musician named Teri Pall invented a version of the cordless phone in 1965 but could not market her invention, as its 2-mile (3.2 km) range caused its radio signals to interfere with aircraft communications. In 1968, she sold her rights to the cordless phone to a manufacturer who modified it for practical use.

  • The first call on the first cell phone

    Meet the inventor of the first cell phone
  • First Generation Cell Phone Networks

    First Generation Cell Phone Networks

  • Inmarsat Satellite Telephone System

    Inmarsat

  • First Mobile Phones go on Sale


    On this date someone spent $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cellphone.
  • First Flip Phone

    First Flip Phone

    Motorola MicroTACMotorola "MicroTAC Pocket Cellular Telephone" was the smallest and lightest at that time.
  • Second Generation Cell Phone Networks

    Second Generation Cell Phone Networks

  • Bag Phones

    Bag Phones

    Personal transportable cellular telephones

  • The Beginning of SMS

    Short Message ServiceFinnish phone-maker Nokia debuts the first mobile phone that's able to send texts. Early text messages — which have to be painstakingly entered on numerical keypads — are free, but can only be sent between two people on the same network. This remains the standard for quite a few years.
  • First PDA Phone

    First PDA Phone

    Personal Digital Assistant
  • First Clamshell Flip Phone

    First Clamshell Flip Phone

    StarTAC

  • First Candybar Phone

    A candy bar mobile phone is rectangular in shape with no lid or hinged enclosure, resembling a traditional candy bar.

  • Blackberry was Invented

    The first BlackBerry cellular device appeared in the late 90s as a two-way pager. It featured a full QWERTY keyboard and could be used to transmit SMS/email messages and pages. Plus, it offered an 8-line display, a calendar and an organizer. Due to a lack of interest in mobile email devices at the time, however, the device was used primarily by those individuals who worked in the corporate industry.

  • First Bluetooth Phone

  • Third Generation Cell Phone Networks

    Third Generation Cell Phone Networks

  • First BlackBerry Smartphone

    First BlackBerry Smartphone

  • First Camera Phone

    Camera Phone CommercialCellphone cameras. In 2002, the first phones with built-in cameras became publicly available, including the Nokia 7650 and the Sanyo SPC-5300.

  • First Ultra-Thin Phone

    Prior to the release of the Motorola Razr v3 in 2004, phones tended to be big and bulky. The Razr changed this with its its ridiculously thin, 14mm-thick frame of aircraft-grade aluminum. Other highlights included an internal antenna, a chemically-etched keypad and blue backlighting. It was, in essence, the first phone built to not only provide great functionality, but to also exude style and elegance.
  • Apple IPhone

    Apple IPhone

  • Fourth Generation Cell Phone Networks

    Fourth Generation Cell Phone Networks