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IBM Simon
This is considered the first smartphone.
Price: $899 Resources:
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Nokia 7110
This is the first phone to have an internet connection.
Price: $500 Resources:
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Sharp J-SH04
This is the first phone with an integrated camera.
Price: $500 Resources:
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Blackberry 6210
This phone combined email, SMS, phone, browser, and organizer into one device.
Price: $355 Resources:
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Motorola Razr V3
This phone had a unique appearance and build quality that established itself as a fashion phone.
Price: $499 Resources:
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Apple iPhone
This is considered the first true modern day smartphone. It introduced the App Store along with mobile applications.
Price: $499 Resources:
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HTC Dream
This was the first Android phone.
Price: $199 Resources:
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Samsung Galaxy Note
This phone introduced the large screen phone known as "phablets".
Price: $299 Resources:
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Apple iPhone 5S
This phone popularized the fingerprint reader on phones for security.
Price: $649 Resources:
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Microsoft Lumia 950XL
This was the last Windows Phone. It featured a 20mp camera.
Price: $649 Resources:
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LG G5
This was the first phone to introduce a dual camera setup.
Price: $649 Resources:
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Samsung S21 Ultra
This phone represents the modern day smartphone. It features multiple cameras, sensors for health, high resolution screen, large battery, face scanning technology, in-display fingerprint reader, video calling, voice assistant technology, mobile payment, and superior data speeds with 5G connection. These are only a few of the capabilities of today's smart phones.
Price: $1199 Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone#Early_smartphones
https://www.tigermobiles.com/evolution/#footer
