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NOKIA 5110
This cell phone was the most popular consumer model at the time of its release and for some time afterwards. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
MOTOROLA DYNATAC 8000X
Analog Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Advanced Mobile Phone System mobile phone as of 1983. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
MOTOROLA MICROTAC 9800X
The first truly portable phone. Up until its release, most cellular phones were installed as car phones due to the inability to fit them into a jacket pocket. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
MOTOROLA INTERNATIONAL 3200
The first truly portable phone. Up until its release, most cellular phones were installed as car phones due to the inability to fit them into a jacket pocket. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
NOKIA 1011
This was the first mass-produced GSM phone. It was produced until 1994. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
MOTOROLA STARTAC
The first clamshell cellular phone. Also one of the first display screens featured on a cell. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
NOKIA 8110
Alternately called the “banana phone”, this phone was popularized in the first Matrix movie. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
NOKIA 9000 COMMUNICATOR
The first smartphone series, driven by an Intel 386 CPU. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
NOKIA 9110I
This iteration of Nokia’s Communicator series significantly reduced the weight of this precursor to the smartphone. https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/ -
NOKIA 8210
This phone was loved for its customizable design, but hated for its screen fade.
https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/
