Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

What year was the world’s first mobile phone handset released for sale?

  1. 1979

  2. 1983

  3. 1991

  4. 2001
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is B because the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first commercially available mobile phone handset, was released in 1983. The 1970s saw development of car phones (not 1979 for handsets), 1991 marked the arrival of GSM digital networks (not the first handset), and 2001 is far too late.

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