The “FIRST” Mobile Phone In The World
Since 1973 we got the first mobile phone in the world, it has become a
crucial part of our daily life nowadays. Mobile phones have changed
vastly, both in design and function. Today, let’s take a ride back to
the past and look at the different “first” mobile phones in the world,
particularly in their features.
1973 – The first mobile phone
On April 3, 1973 Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola used
the first mobile phone in the world to call to his rival company and
informed them, that he was speaking via a mobile phone. The first phone
weighed 1.1 Kg and measured at 228.6X127X44.4mm. It could be used 30
minutes and took around 10 hours to charge.
1983 – The first commercial mobile phone
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first commercial phone which offered
30 minutes of talk-time, 6 hours standby time and could store 30 phone
numbers, but it cost $3995 at that time.
1992 – The first GSM digital mobile phone
Nokia launched the world’s first commercially available GSM digital
mobile phone. Nokia 1011 has strengthened consumer interest in the world
of mobile connectivity.
1996 – The first mobile phone with customizable ring tones
Japanese NTT DoCoMo Digital Mova N103 was released in May 1996 as the
first commercial mobile phone with customizable ring tones.
1998 – The first phone has internal antenna
Nokia 8810 is a slider style mobile phone and most notable as being the first one to have internal antenna.
1999 – The first watch mobile phone
A watch phone is a smartwatch that doubles as a mobile phone. The
first watch phone was a 1999 Samsung SPH-WP10. The newer watch phones
are made by companies including LG, Samsung, Swap and Phenom.
2000 – The first mobile phone with touchscreen
In 2000, the world’s first touchscreen phone came out. Although it
didn’t have advanced touchscreen technology like those available today,
but at that time it was a huge craze and the introduction of a promising
technology. The image shows a Motorola phone which has a simple black
and white touchscreen, allowing easier access to various features than
before.
2000 – The first mobile phone with MP3 Player
In the year 2000, Samsung had launched SPH-M100, the first cell phone to have MP3 music capabilities.
2000 – The first mobile phone with a built-in camera
Samsung had released a mobile phone, called Samsung SCH-V200. It is
the first mobile phone with built-in camera and is just several months
earlier launched in South Korea than J-SH04, which was Japan’s first
ever phone with a built-in camera (110,000-pixel CMOS) and color display
(256-color display).
2001 – The first mobile phone with Bluetooth
According to Ericsson, the Sony Ericsson T36 was the first mobile
phone to have built-in Bluetooth wireless technology. When it was first
introduced Bluetooth essentially meant the free sending of picture
messages and ringtones to other Bluetooth phones but since then
Bluetooth has become an important tool for most business men and women.
2006 – The first mobile phone with GPS
In 2006, Benefon launched a new line of mobile phones with inbuilt
GPS navigation under the “Twig” brand, including the “Twig Discovery”,
the “Twig Discovery Pro” and the “Twig Locator”.
2008 – The first Smartphoone with Android OS
The HTC Dream was the first commercially released device to use the
Linux-based Android operation system, which was purchased and further
developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance to create an open
competitor to other major smartphone platforms of the time, such as
Symbian, BlackBerry, and the iPhones.
2011 – The first smartphone with a dual-core processor
The LG Optimus 2X is a smartphone designed and it is the first one with dual core processor and it is Optimus-android series.
2012 – The first smartphone with Quad core processor
The Optimus 4X HD was the world’s first smartphone announced with a
quad-core processor along with the HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S
III and the fourth phone in the LG Optimus-Android series.
Android Smart Phones at WorldofElectronics
1973 – The first mobile phone
1983 – The first commercial mobile phone
1992 – The first GSM digital mobile phone
1996 – The first mobile phone with customizable ring tones
1998 – The first phone has internal antenna
1999 – The first watch mobile phone
2000 – The first mobile phone with touchscreen
2000 – The first mobile phone with MP3 Player
2000 – The first mobile phone with a built-in camera
2001 – The first mobile phone with Bluetooth
2006 – The first mobile phone with GPS
2008 – The first Smartphoone with Android OS
2011 – The first smartphone with a dual-core processor
2012 – The first smartphone with Quad core processor
Android Smart Phones at WorldofElectronics
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