-
First Phone Call in History
The first phone call was made on March 10, 1876. It was made by Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. He called his assistant, Thomas Watson, and said "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." -
The Mobile is Released
Somewhere between a phone and a radio, the first mobile transmits voice audio like a walkie-talkie, but uses a phone network and its own number. -
The First Mobile Call is Made
In Manhattan, a Motorola employee uses his mobile to call his AT&T competitor to brag about his success. The phone weighs over a kilo and takes 10 hours to charge -
1G is Launched in Japan
The first commercially automated cellular network in the world -
1G Launches Elsewhere
First in the Nordic countries, and later to the USA, UK, Mexico and Canada -
Phone Weighs 3.5KG
A mobile version of the Motorola 4500X is created. Its enormous battery pack brings its weight up to a whopping 3.5KG -
The Microtac 9800X is Released
The smallest phone yet- another Motorola- is also the first ever phone to feature a flip- down -
The First App
The IBM Simon feature a touch screen and is the first ever phone to feature apps. It cost $899 and will only ever work within 15 states of the US. -
The First Ever Flip Phone
Moving on from the MicroTAC, the new StarTAC is officially launched as the first ever flip phone. It sells over 60 million. -
The Business Blackberry
The Blackberry 857- which supports HTML browsing and email- is launched, heralding the start of Blackberry's business phone empire.
