Evolution of the Mobile Phone
                     Evolution of the Mobile Phone
1983 - 1990
The First Ever Portable Mobile Phone
 In 1983 the world got the first ever 
portable mobile phone in the shape of the 
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. It cost an eye-
watering $4000 USD and was a huge 
status symbol at the time. 
 Two years later the first mobile phone call 
on UK soil was made, the then Vodafone 
Chairman Sir Ernest Harrison, the lucky 
recipient.
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1991 - 1994
Dawn of Consumer Handsets
 GSM first launched in Europe 1991 with 
the Orbitel TPU 900 first to market, but it 
wasn't until 1992 that mobiles were no 
longer restricted to business use. Mass 
production paved the way for cost-
effective consumer handsets with digital 
displays.
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1995 – 1998
A Splash of Colour
 Although it only offered four colours, the 
Siemens S10 brought mobile phone 
displays to life for the first time in 1997. 
 The same year Hagenuk launched the 
GlobalHandy, the first device without an 
external aerial. Customisation also kicked 
off in a big way with Ericcson offering 
swappable coloured front keyboard 
panels.
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1999 – 2002
Growth of the Feature Phone
 1999 saw Nokia unveil the 7110 which 
was the first device to take advantage of 
WAP (a means of accessing information 
over a mobile wireless network).
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2003 – 2006
Mobile Data Revolution
 The implementation of 3G took download 
speeds up to 2MBS in March 2003 with "3" 
the first to offer the service in the UK. RIM 
brought mobile email to the masses with 
its range of popular BlackBerry devices 
like the 8100 Pearl.
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2007 – 2010
Getting Smarter
 Swiping and scrolling replaced the 
traditional button method of input. The LG 
Prada being the first touchscreen to 
market ahead of the Apple iPhone in May 
2007. 
 However, Apple proved to have both the 
stronger brand and superior knowledge of 
capacitive touchscreen's potential.
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2011 – 2014
Life Companion
 Smartphones became increasingly central 
to modern life, offering much more than 
just communication features. The UK’s 
first 4G service launched in 11 cities by 
EE in 2012 taking download speeds up to 
12mbps.
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2015 - 2018
Size Matters
 The global adoption of 4G vastly improves 
video streaming and video calling 
capabilities. Screen sizes continue to grow 
to maximise the experience of these 
features, with the iPhone 7 Plus display 
now 57% larger than the original iPhone 
from 2007. 
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Present Day
The Superfast World
 EE launches the UK’s first 5G service in 6 
cities throughout May 2019. The fifth-
generation network promises vastly 
superior data speeds and reliability, 
boosting ultra-high-resolution video 
streaming and mobile gaming. 
 Handset design trends continue to push 
for an all-screen experience, with OnePlus 
introducing the pop-up selfie camera to its 
flagship 7 Pro device to do away with the 
notch altogether.
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