This was the first mobile phone

Mobile phones have become so convenient and necessary today that it has become difficult to live without them for a few hours. From morning alarm, navigation in an unknown place or office e-mail to keeping in touch with family members at every moment, mobile phones are half of our lives today. The combination of Internet and mobile has transformed smartphones into a global village. But just imagine, when these were conceived, they could be materialized after many years of research and development. Today we will first talk about mobile phones, on the basis of which the world of mobile phones is ruling us today. From Nokia to Apple, how was the first phone of these big companies, let’s know…

motorola

Photo – Rico Shen

This was the year 1973, when only a limited number of cars and vehicles had phones. Motorola was the first company to develop a handheld talking phone called Dynatec (prototype). On April 3, 1973, Motorola researcher and executive Martin Cooper made the first call using this handheld device. He made this call to his professional competitor. The weight of this phone was 1.1 kg. It was 23 centimeters long. This prototype had to be charged for 10 hours, then it would be able to provide 30 minutes of talk time. The company later took its products equipped with wireless technology to the world level. Later the company developed a series named DynaTAC and its mobile phones were very much discussed from 1983 to 1994.

Nokia

Picture – Nokia phone

Nokia Mobira Senator, released in 1982, was the company’s first mobile phone. It is said that this phone ruled the market for 30 years. It was ‘heavy’ due to the battery of that time and its weight was up to 10 kg. Right after this, Nokia made a handheld mobile phone, which was named Mobira Cityman. The phone became very famous with the name ‘Gorba’. This phone was sent to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
It was near the village, hence its name became famous as ‘Gorba’.

Samsung

Picture – Samsung phone

Today, South Korean company Samsung has a big name in the country and the world. In the year 1985, the company’s first phone Samsung SC-1000 was released, which was used in cars. The company’s researchers followed the path of Motorola and did research on it for 2 years. Later, the company’s first handheld phone Samsung SH-100 was launched. It became available for sale in the company’s ‘Garh’ from the year 1988. During that time, three Nokia phones – Mobira Talkman 450, Talkman 900 and Mobira Senator were being sold in the market.

blackberry

blackberry phone

The first BlackBerry phone with capabilities was the Model 5810, which allowed calls but required the use of earphones. However, before this the company had launched Blackberry 857 with big screen but only 5810 had brought the calling feature.

apple

Photo – Steve Jobs

Apple’s first generation iPhone was announced in 2007. Equipped with quad-band GSM cellular feature and GPRS and EDGE, this phone also brought features like calling as well as data transfer. This phone came with 2G support. Today iPhone