The History of Cell Phones

  • Mobile Radios

    Mobile Radios

    Most government agencies and the wealthy were using mobile radios for communication
  • First Mobile Phone Service

    First Mobile Phone Service

    In St. Louis, Missouri, mobile service was created
  • First Hand-Held Cell Phone

    First Hand-Held Cell Phone

    Dr. Martin Cooper produced the first hand-held cell phone.
  • Cell Phones Available to the Public

    Cell Phones Available to the Public

    Motorola developed the first cell phones available to the public.
  • Flip Phone Introduced

    Flip Phone Introduced

    Motorola developed the flip phone.
  • Text Messaging was Made Available

    Text Messaging was Made Available

    Developers in Europe came up with a way to send text messages.
  • First Smart Phone Developed

    First Smart Phone Developed

    The first Smart phone did not have a microphone or speaker but it could send and receive messages and emails.
  • First Camera Phone Introduced

    First Camera Phone Introduced

    Sanyo made the first cell phone to take pictures.
  • Cell Phone Recycle Act

    Cell Phone Recycle Act

    Cell phone companies had to allow customers to recycle their old cell phones due to a law that was passed in California.
  • Apple IPhone Introduced

    Apple IPhone Introduced

    The IPhone was released by Apple and offered a touch screen. People could use it like a home computer at their fingertips.