The History Of The Phone

First Telephone was Created

Mar 3, 1876

This was used to talk to friends and family without leaving home. First Model of Alexander Graham Bell

Blake Transmitter

Apr 4, 1883

It was the first successful telephone transmitter. It was invented by Francis Blake and it used a carbon and platinum based resistance element.

The Transcontinental Cell Telephone

Mar 10, 1915

The transcontinental telephone line linked the Atlantic seaboard with the West Coast.

Round Base Rotary Dial Monophone

Jan 1, 1934

This model, dubbed the "Shirley Temple" phone by collectors, is the first handset telephone used by the independent telephone companies.

Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

Jan 1, 1983

The Model T of mobiles. The device was birthed from a fierce race between Motorola and Bell labs to bring the first portable to market.

Nokia 8810

Mar 14, 1998

Although developers and carriers had been skeptical due to reception issues, this dot-com boom-era silver slider proved that a phone with a built-in internal antenna could be a hit with consumers. By bringing the antenna inside, it paved the way for a generation of phones that were not only more portable, but also more durable.

iPhone X

Nov 3, 2017

Apple's 10 year anniversary made this iPhone X with many new features. This includes Face Recognition, returning Touch ID, And a Black or White model.