The Complete History Of Mobile Phones
Forty years ago today the mobile phone era began on the streets of New York City. The historic first cell phone call was made by Martin Cooper of Motorola company. In 40 years, the industry has come a long way. Research firm IDC predicts 900 million smartphones will be sold in 2013 - along with roughly the same number of more basic feature phones. (NOTE: Scroll down to the second 'Segment' to check out the 8 most important mobile phones in history).
By Sadho Ram — 04 Apr 2013, 07:34 AM — Updated over 10 years ago
The mobile phone turns 40
Taking a picture on a blinged-up iPhone during the Republican National Convention in 2012. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Image via guim.co.ukThe mobile phone is 40: and it’s certainly true that it’s the the fastest adopted technology of all time.
forbes.comMobile phone era began in 1973 when Motorola launched its new portable phone nicknamed 'the brick'' due to its size and weight
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April 3 is a special day in the world of telecommunications, as this is the day the first known mobile phone conversation took place.
Image via ndtv.comThe device was 9 inches tall, comprised 30 circuit boards, had a talk-time of 35 minutes, and took 10 hours to recharge.
On Sep. 21, 1983, Motorola made history when the FCC approved the 8000X, the world's first commercial portable cell phone. It cost consumers a whopping $3,995 at the time
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Today, cell phones are an integral part of modern life, both a blessing and a curse that most people over 13 can't live without. They're our connection to our family, our boss, and to our friends
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Motorola DynaTAC – dubbed a “brick” due to its size and weight, which was widely regarded globally as the first public mobile phone call. The device was 9 inches tall, comprised 30 circuit boards, had a talk-time of 35 minutes, and took 10 hours to recharge.
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In 2009, Samsung released the first Galaxy on Google's Android operating system, making Galaxy one of the first touchscreen cell phones to compete with the iPhone.
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The first iPhone, released in 2007, changed the cell phone game forever with its touchscreen and applications.
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Just the thought of the Motorola Razr that came out in 2004 makes us so nostalgic! Who didn't have (or wish they had) a Razr back in the day? The Razr started a trend of super thin phones, and was the best-selling flip phone of all time.
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When the BlackBerry 7230 came out in 2003, it was the epitome of cool business tech. The early Blackberry was the start of the "crackberry" becoming a symbol of the business world.
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T-Mobile's Sidekick came out in 2003. The Sidekick was extremely popular with teenage girls, as it was Paris Hilton's cell phone of choice. Remember when hers was hacked?.
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The Nokia 3310 was released in 2000 and featured such classic games as Snake II. The 3310 is considered to be one of the best selling mobile phones of all time, and is often referred to as "indestructible."
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Simon, released by IBM in 1994, was arguably the first smartphone. Simon could run third party apps, keep track of a tasks list and perform a few other small capabilities that were highly impressive in 1994.
Image via huffpost.comMobile phones today: phone, computer, camera all in one
Vertu has launched its first Android-powered smartphone, the Vertu Ti, which is priced at RM29,716.80. As with most of their other phones, the Vertu Ti is designed with in-laid precious stones
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The BlackBerry Z10 has hit Malaysian stores. In this story, we've sourced top product reviews, updates, phone specifications and the best Blackberry plans for you! Will you change?
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Aimed primarily at mobile professionals, the 11.6-inch notebook has a fully-detachable keyboard, so that the computer can be used as a lightweight Windows tablet.
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Samsung has beefed up the traditional camera software. Taking cues from the Galaxy S Camera, the Galaxy S 4 has a number of different shooting modes for different kinds of shots
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In brief: History of mobile phones
Personal Handy-phone System mobiles and modems used in Japan around 1997–2003
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Mobile telephones for automobiles became available from some telephone companies in the 1940s.
Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On 3 April 1973 Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment in front of reporters.
The first SMS text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone in 1992 in the UK, while the first person-to-person SMS from phone to phone was sent in Finland in 1993.
The world's largest individual mobile operator by subscribers is China Mobile with over 500 million mobile phone subscribers.