Evolution of the Telephone

By nthool
  • Liquid Transmitter

    Liquid Transmitter
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone on March 10, 1876
  • Top Box

    Top Box
    It was the second telephone made by Alexander Graham Bell during 1876. It was the first telephone to go on sale.
  • Gower-Bell Telephone

    Gower-Bell Telephone
    The Gower-Bell telephone was the first type of phone that was used in countries like Spain, Japan and England.Made by Scott and Wollaston. It was adopted by the General Post Office and according to them, the telephone was able to operate under any conditions that they found.
  • Western Electric Folding Cabinet

    Western Electric Folding Cabinet
    The Western Electric folding cabinet was used in hotels, telephone booths and private homes.
  • Strowger 10 Digit Automatic Wall Telephone

    Strowger 10 Digit Automatic Wall Telephone
    The Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company's 10 digit automatic wall telephone was the first to use an automatic rotary motion dialer.
  • Stromberg-Carlson Tapered Shaft Desk Set

    Stromberg-Carlson Tapered Shaft Desk Set
    Made by the Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co., these types of upright desk sets were nicknamed "oil cans" by antique telephone collectors because of its unique shape.
  • Kellogg Corner Vanity

    Kellogg Corner Vanity
    This corner vanity's elegant frame made by American Hardwood Telephone Cabinet Mfg. Co. The telephone hardware was made by Kellogg Hardware
  • Strowger 11 Digit Desk Telephone

    Strowger 11 Digit Desk Telephone
    Strowger felt that subscribers should have control over calls rather than operators which is the reason he made that telephone.
  • Chicago Upright Desk Set

    Chicago Upright Desk Set
    This upright desk set made by the Chicago Telephone Supply Company is often called "potbelly" because of its curvy shape
  • De Veau Desk Set

    De Veau Desk Set
    This sleek desk top was made by the De Veau Telephone Manufacturing Company.
  • Frankfurt "Bauhaus" Telephone

    Frankfurt "Bauhaus" Telephone
    The Frankfurt "Bauhaus" Telephone was made by the Fuld & Co. in Frankfurt, Germany
  • Hungarian Telephone Factory

    Hungarian Telephone Factory
    This rotary phone was made by the Hungarian Telephone Factory in Budapest, Hungary
  • Rotary phone

    Rotary phone
    A typical 1940's rotary phone
  • German Fe TAp 615

    German Fe TAp 615
    A common phone in the 1960's through 1980's
  • Videophone

    Videophone
    A videophone was a telephone with a video display, capable of simultaneous video and audio for communication between people in real-time
  • AT&T Picture phone (Mod II)

    AT&T Picture phone (Mod II)
    One of the first videophones by AT&T.
  • Dutch phone

    Dutch phone
    A typical Dutch phone in 1975.
  • Motorola MicroTAC 9800x

    Motorola MicroTAC 9800x
    Only really important people and early adopters had one of these cell phones.
  • Nokia 8210

    Nokia 8210
    Nokia dominated the wireless market with cell phones like this one
  • Sharp J-SH04

    Sharp J-SH04
    Available in Japan, the Sharp J-SH04 was the first camera phone.
  • BlackBerry 7210

    BlackBerry 7210
    The first BlackBerry with a color screen.
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The iPhone's operating system allowed users to browse full webpages, triangulate positioning with Google maps and easily download apps.
  • BlackBerry Storm

    BlackBerry Storm
    First BlackBerry with a touchscreen.
  • LG G9 ThinQ

    LG G9 ThinQ
    Has a 6.6 inch display and improved camera system
  • Xiaomi Mi 10

    Xiaomi Mi 10
    Expected to be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and come with 8GB of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 10 supports wireless charging, as well as proprietary fast charging.
  • Oppo Find X2

    Oppo Find X2
    One of the few phones to have an under-display camera
  • Motorola Edge+

    Motorola Edge+
    Has a waterfall display
  • Nokia 8.2 5G

    Nokia 8.2 5G
    Offers faster connection
  • Sony Xperia 5 Plus

    Sony Xperia 5 Plus
    Flattened frame, 21:9 phone with smaller bezels, and flat edges
  • LG V60 ThinQ

    LG V60 ThinQ
    Big phone for media capture and there's a 5000mAh battery
  • Nokia 9.2 PureView

    Nokia 9.2 PureView
    Advanced camera system
  • Huawei P40 pro

    Huawei P40 pro
    Will have a 64-megapixel main camera
  • Huawei Mate Xs

    Huawei Mate Xs
    Second-generation of the folding phone
  • Apple iPhone SE 2

    Apple iPhone SE 2
    An updated version of iPhone 8 and more affordable
  • OnePlus 8

    OnePlus 8
    Curved display, punch hole, and a triple camera on the rear.