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Phone in the 1900s
the development of phones over the years.In the early 1900s, a new type of telephone became available. This phone was much smaller and allowed people make calls to each other directly. -
Phone in the 1910
In the early 1900s, a new type of telephone became available. This phone was much smaller and allowed people make calls to each other directly. -
Phones in the 1920
Candlestick telephones featured a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand, and a receiver (earphone) that was held by the user to the ear during a call. -
Phones in the 1930
In the 1930s, it was common to see rotary phones in people's homes. Many think of this type of phone as the first “modern” telephone because you would speak into and listen from the same unit. -
Phones in the1940
Candlestick telephone. The candlestick telephone (or pole telephone) is a style of telephone that was common from the late 1890s to the 1940s. A candlestick telephone is also often referred to as a desk stand, an upright, or a stick phone. -
Phone in the 1950
By the 1950s about two-thirds of American households had at least one telephone. At that time, people did not own their telephone, they rented it from the telephone company. Telephones had rotary dials and were either freestanding or wall mounted. -
Phone in the 1960
Phones in the 1960s moved away from the rotary style and introduced push buttons. The Western Electric 1500 had ten buttons. In 1968, the 1500 series was replaced with the 2500 series which added the * and # keys for a total of 12 buttons. -
Phone in the 1970
The first cell phone call ever made was by Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, but the DynaTAC 8000X wouldn't become commercially available for another 10 years. -
Phone in the 1980
Text messaging was invented in 1984. -
Phone in the 1990
The Nokia 9000 Communicator was essentially the first cell phone as we would come to know it: durable, affordable and small enough to fit in a pocket or purse. -
Phone in the 2000
Most teens and young adults in the 2000s will remember the Sidekick, one of the It phones of the decade, notable for its QWERTY keyboard revealed by a sliding screen. -
Phone in the 2010
iPhone Dominates Device Sales: The top two devices sold in 2010 in both the U.S. and EU5 were the iPhone 3GS and iPhone4, respectively. The #3 device in the U.S. was the Blackberry Curve, while the #3 device in the EU5 was the Nokia 5800 – XpressMusic -
Phone in the 2024
Currently, four phones stand out among our Editors' Choice winners: the Apple iPhone 16 with its great mix of features for the price, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with its artist-friendly S Pen, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 with its expansive inner screen, and the Google Pixel 8a for its superb value.