Mobile Device History

Apple released the first commercially successful smartphone, the iPhone, in 2007.

The IBM Simon, released in 1994, was the first mobile phone to feature a touchscreen.

Google developed the Android mobile operating system.

The Motorola StarTAC, released in 1996, was the first flip phone.

Sharp released the first mobile phone with a camera, the J-SH04, in 2000.

The Nokia 9000 Communicator, released in 1996, was the first mobile phone to feature a web browser.

Microsoft developed the Windows Phone mobile operating system.

The Nokia 9000 Communicator, released in 1996, was the first mobile phone to feature a color screen.

BlackBerry released the first mobile phone with a QWERTY keyboard, the BlackBerry 950, in 1999.

The IBM Simon, released in 1994, was the first mobile phone to feature a touch-sensitive screen.

BlackBerry developed the BlackBerry OS mobile operating system.

The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, released in 1983, was the first mobile phone to feature a removable battery.

Kyocera released the first mobile phone with a built-in camera, the Visual Phone, in 1999.

The Nokia 3310, released in 2000, was the first mobile phone to feature a music player.

Nokia released the first mobile phone with a built-in GPS receiver, the Nokia 6110 Navigator, in 2004.