Cell phone

Handheld history

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  • Bell Labs offers mobile telephone services on vehicles

    History of Mobile Phones

  • AT&T launches Mobile Telephone Service

    5,000 customers placed approximately 30,000 calls each week at $15 per month plus an additional $0.30 to $0.40 per local call in 1946.
  • First Cell Phone Call Made

    First Cell Phone Call Made

    The call was made by Motorola researcher and executive Martin Cooper to Dr. Joel Engel of Bell Labs.
  • 1G was first deployed in Tokyo in 1979

    1G was first deployed in Tokyo in 1979

    Quickly spread to other countries. AT&T launches 1G March 6, 1983. Network was unsafe due to 0 encryptions and was susceptible to eavesdropping.
  • First Cell Phone Launched

    First Cell Phone Launched

    Motorola DynaTAC 800x $4000
  • First SMS Text Message Sent

    First SMS Text Message Sent

    Sent in Finland on 2G network.
  • First Smart Phone Released to Public

    First Smart Phone Released to Public

    IBM Simon featured a calendar, address book, clock, notepad, PDA, email service, QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen, stylus, and predictive typing.
  • Nokia 6110

    Nokia 6110

  • Motorola StarTAC

    Motorola StarTAC

  • BlackBerry 850

    BlackBerry 850

  • Samsung SGH-T100

    Samsung SGH-T100

  • 3G Launches

    First launched in Tokyo
  • BlackBerry 5810

    BlackBerry 5810

  • Motorola Razr V3

    Motorola Razr V3

  • BlackBerry 7270

    BlackBerry 7270

  • Apple iPhone 3G

    Apple iPhone 3G

  • Galaxy Nexus

    Galaxy Nexus