History of the Cell Phone
By Megan Murphy
Cell Phones in 2000
In Japan, the first cell phone with a camera was available to be purchased. The name of this phone was a J-phone or the J-SH04 model.
Cell Phones in 2002
Sprint was the cell phone company to release the first cell phone with a camera in North America. The model of this cell phone was the Sanyo 5300.
Cell Phones in 2004
The Motorola RAZR was a flip camera phone, but the design was out of the box. It was known as a "fashion phone" because of its unique and appealing design.
J-SH04 (J-phone)
This is a front and back picture of the J-phone. On the back of the phone you can see the black colored camera.
Sanyo 5300
This phone has the camera on the other side of the screen. The phone flips open to call someone.
Motorola RAZR
This "fashion phone" has a more square-like look instead of a very rectangular look.
Cell Phones in 2005
One of the first smartphones were created in 2005, which was the Treo 700w. This phone was able to use Microsoft software when you weren't able to get to a computer.
Cell Phones in 2007
Steve Jobs created the first iPhone. It was the first phone to have the user interface right.
Cell Phones in 2008
The HTC Dream Slider phone was the first phone to have Google Android's OS. This phone was the inspiration to many other phones.
Cell Phones in 2010
The Sprint HTC EVO 4G smartphone was the first phone to be considered 4G. It had many updated things on it like a very large screen and HD video recording.
HTC Dream Slider smartphone
As you can see, this phone has a complete QWERTY keyboard.
HTC EVO 4G
This phone was the first phone that was considered 4G.
Mobile Phone History and Statistics
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