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| Martin Cooper holding the DynaTAC |
I won't cover each evolution because this blog post would take over an hour to read.
1998 the first 3G networks were released to the public allowing users to download files on the go.
1999 Emojis were invented by Shigetaka Kurita in Japan
2003 3G Standard adopted worldwide
2005 Google acquires Android the mobile OS system
2007 First 4G network launched in South Korea
2011 Motorola Razr released - at launch it was the worlds thinnest phone at 7.1mm
2013 Galaxy Round released - at launch worlds first curved screen phone
2016 Sony Xperia XA - first 4k HDR display on a mobile phone
2018 Vivo X20 Plus UD - first phone to feature an in-screen fingerprint sensor
2020 Samsung Galaxy S20 - first 5G phone released
Phone have a come a long way. I still remember the days where we had rotary (round dials) phones.
ReplyDeleteEven cell phones' evolution is impressive: from giant blocks like the one in your photo to something that can fit in the palm of our hands.
Some people don't even use phones for their original purpose of making voice calls but use phones as smart computing or non-voice communicating purposes :-)
The evolution of smartphones has been very eye-catching. Every time new phones come out, they impress me, but lately there haven’t been big drastic changes. I can’t wait to see what will be created next.
ReplyDeleteIn the 80's when we were using what was called brick phones. I sold for GTE . I sold a phone in San Diego to Dwight D. Eisenhower's nephew. What a great experience for me. The phones have changed so much. The information you provided is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteA smartphone is a mobile phone with an independent operating system and independent functional space, which can be installed by the user, game, navigation, and other third-party services provided by the device, and can achieve wireless network access through the mobile communication network.
ReplyDeletePhones have come a long way indeed. Does anyone remember land lines? Due to cell phones and mobile devices, it has become a thing of the past. A lot of companies now a days don't have land lines and utilize cell phones.
ReplyDeleteMy mom still has that big massive brick on her shelf. I have no idea she still had it. Kind of funny how we all wanted it to be smaller then all of a sudden the Samsung Note comes out and everyone wants a bigger phone.
ReplyDeleteCan we all remember the "pager"? I don't think we could have a cell phone now, if we did not evolve from the pager. What would happen if we all had to revert back to old communications?
ReplyDeletePhones have come a long way. Modern phones look much different than before and can do much more.
ReplyDeleteThank you for inventing emojis, Shigetaka Kurita! I love how today, new designs are still being added slowly.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea 3G existed back in 1998! I so remember when the first iPhone was released.
ReplyDeleteYes, cell phones have come a long way. I remember playing the snake game on the little Nokia phones and having the walkie-talkie feature on my Nextel phone. Can't wait to see what comes next!
ReplyDeleteI remember playing with rotary phones growing up that and my brothers brick of a cell phone.
ReplyDeleteThe evolution of phones is incredible. We really have came such a long way.
ReplyDeleteThe evolution of smartphones is amazing showing how fast technology really develops. Wasn't there a phone in 1988 Motorola Bag Phone? This would have been a cool addition. Thank you so much for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThe Cell phone is not even 50 years old; Nevertheless, it is still setting and continually raising the bar of technological advancement.
ReplyDeleteCrazy how much progress has been made in a relatively short period of time!
ReplyDeleteCell phones' emergence as a technology has made it possible to link individuals in a variety of settings and approaches. Simply put, it was a good idea to design these devices so that, in contrast to computers, we could take them anyplace with us.
ReplyDeleteIt is truly amazing how far cell phones have come. I can remember my first cell phone back in 2003, the only game I had was a Snake (a game in which there was a line "snake" and you moved around the screen and the longer you could move without running into yourself the longer the snake got.) to my phone today where I can play Fortnite a MMO with people from all around the world or even search the internet.
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