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DynaTAC- Motorola
The first public cellular phone call was made by Martin Cooper of Motorola. This mobile phone was a massive device by today's standards – weighing two and a half pounds (1.15 kg) and all of 10 inches long it could only be used for 20 minutes before the battery died. -
DynaTAC 8000X
Fast Forward to 1984 and we have the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the world's first commercially available portable cellular phone. -
MicroTAC- Motorola
Motorola came out with a new design where the mouth piece flipped over the top of the keypad. It was the first flip phone. -
Nokia 3110
In 1997, Nokia brought the Nokia 3110 to the consumer market. At the time, the 3110 was the most compact mobile phone available for purchase. Gone are the bulky phones of the 1970's and 80's. -
Blackberry 850
The Blackberry was first introduced in 1999, but it wasn't until the 2002 model release when users really got interested, as it featured end-to-end wireless e-mail, print and fax e-mail attachments. -
Motorola RAZR
In the early 2000's, an updated flip phone finally began to hit markets. In 2003 Motorola introduced the phone pictured here to tempt customers away from Nokia. Motorola emphasized the sleek design and color screen as selling points. -
The 1st IPhone
In 2007, the very first Apple iPhone hit the market and the rest is history. Like nothing we had ever seen, the revolutionary iPhone combined three products -- a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch screen controls and a breakthrough Internet communications device. It also introduced an entirely new interface based on a large multi-touch display, allowing users to control their iPhone with just their fingers. -
IPhone X
With a larger screen, a better camera system for augmented reality and facial recognition capabilities, it's clear that this is Apple's vision for the future of the smartphone.
