From a Brick to a Tablet – The Evolution of Cell Phones

1G12G 136 4G FROM A BRICK TABLET The Evolution of Cell Phones OWeight O Standby time O Talk time $ Price O Interesting fact 19 82 Mobira Senator NOKIA O 22 pounds O Unknown O Unknown $ $6,200 O In today's dollars, the Mobira Senator costs over $15,000. 19 83 DynaTAE 8000K MOTOROLA O 2.5 pounds L 8 hours O 30 minutes Dr. Martin Cooper finished the prototype in 1973, but it wasn't released until 1983. It also had a one-hour battery life. $ $3,995 19 87 Mobira Cityman NOKIA O1.75 pounds 14 hours O 50 minutes O Earned the nickname "Gorba" after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev used it to place a call during a press conference. $ $6,100 19 Motorola StarTAC O MOTOROLA O Three ounces O Up to 12 hours O Up to 60 minutes The world's first flip phone. It's also the first phone that let users choose vibrate instead of an audible tone. $ $1000 19 96 Nokia 8110 NOKIA A 5.36 ounces O Up to 70 hours O Up to two hours O Unknown O The Nokia 8110 was the first phone designed to slide open. It played a prominent role in The Matrix as Neo's mobile phone. 19 98 Nokia 5110 NOKIA 6 ounces O 180 hours O 3 hours O Unknown O The Nokia 5110 was the first consumer phone to offer texting. 19 99 Nokia 7110 NOKIA O 5 ounces O Up to 170 hours O Up to 3 hours D ihis is the first cell phone to feature a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser, giving it access to the Internet and Web apps. $ $200 Palm Treo 180g palm O 5.4 ounces 60 hours 2.5 hours O While the Palm Treo 180 featured a QWERTY keyboard, the 180g used Graffiti, a handwriting recognition program. $ $399 Motorola Razr O MOROROLA 04 ) 3.35 ounces L 280 hours O 7 hours $ $600 before a $100 rebate O A precursor to today's smartphones, the first Razr sold over 130 million units by 2008. It could store up to 1,000 numbers. iPhone 4 ounces I.Hello! 150 hours O Up to 9 hours How are you? Fine :) $ • 4GB version cost $499 • 8GB version cost $599 O All iPhone ads show the phone's time as 9:42. This was the time that Apple unveiled the new phone. 20 Nokia N900 NOKIA O 6.4 ounces Animación Flash O Up to 4 days 12 hours to 2 days $ $500 O The Nokia N900 uses the Maemo 5 platform, which allows Adobe Flash, homepage customization, word processing, and other features. 20 12 iPhone 5 O 2.95 ounces O 9.4 days O 8 hours $ 16GB version retails at $649 O The iPhone 5 is 20% lighter than the iPhone 4. Samsung Galaxy S3 SAMSUNG A 4.69 ounces 830.4 hours O 22.5 hours $ 32GB version retails at $525 Has a USB port that lets users attach a keyboard, mouse, or storage device. 13 Blackberry Z10 BlackBerry. A 4.84 ounces O 312 hours O 10 hours 2$ 16GB retails at $999 The Blackberry Z10 has an HDMI port that can connect to external screens and monitors. SOURCES • www.conversations.nokia.com/2012/04/16/back-to-the-1980s-the-legendary-nokia-mobira-cityman-25-yrs-on/ • www.talktalk.co.uk/mobile/galleries/view/mobile/retro/browse/1 • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobira_Senator • www.parade.com/5457/iraphael/the-evolution-of-the-cell-phone/ • www.gsmarena. • www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobira_Cityman_900 • www.conversations.nokia.com/2012/02/02/snake-charmed-10-fascinating-facts-about-the-worlds-most-popular-game/ • www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/302824/the-motorola-razr-through-the-years .com/nokia_5110-7.php • www.networkworld.com/co • www.heavy.com/news/2012/09/iphone-5-unveiled-top-10-facts/ munity/node/59824 • www.cio.com/article/731155/10_Things_BlackBerry_Z10_Does_That_iPhone_Can_t?page=28taxonomyId=3234 uavaN elamede com/270353/the-raz • www.gizmodo.com/270353/the-razr-taught-us-that-the-iphone-is-priced-juuust-right A MAAN magworld.com/article/1007661/treo.html • www. • www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/nokia/nokia_7110.php • www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=80 nlookia z10- • www.gsmarena.com/nokia_7110-15.php • www.nokiamuseum.info/tag/nokia-manual/page/78/ • www.retrobrick.com/moto8000.html • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola StarTAC • www.web.archive.org/web/19970728135753/http://www.mot.com/GSS/cSG/Help/PR/pr960103_5.html