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Evolution of the Cell Phone

By 88smith
  • First Commercial Mobile Phone is Introduced

    First Commercial Mobile Phone is Introduced

    Motorola released the DynaTAC 8000X, the very first commercial mobile phone in history.
  • First Mass-Produced GSM Phone Released

    First Mass-Produced GSM Phone Released

    Nokia released the Nokia 1011. It was the first mass-produced cell phone. There was no color, camera, or bluetooth, but it did have one thing: text messaging.
  • First "Smartphone" is Released

    First "Smartphone" is Released

    IBM released the Simon Personal Communicator in November of 1993. It had the ability to make and receive calls, faxes, emails, and pages. Because of it's abilities, it is usually referred to as the first smartphone.
  • First Cell Phone with MP3 Abilities is Released

    First Cell Phone with MP3 Abilities is Released

    Samsung released the Uproar in November of 1999. It was the first cell phone to have MP3 capabiliies. It allowed you to store up to 64 mb of music on it.
  • First Camera Phone is Released

    First Camera Phone is Released

    Samsung released the first cell phone with a built in camera in June of 2000.