The Evolution of the Mobile Phone
science·@jade56·
0.000 HBDThe Evolution of the Mobile Phone
 Happy new year fellow steemians. I hope this year brings you prosperity and glad tidings. This is my first post of the year. Just like the picture states, I hope people take the new year as a chance to start over. I also hope the new year brings new(and good) things into our lives. Anyway, this isn't a post about the new year. I was sending new year messages with my phone when I realized that phones have become really sophisticated. They've progressed from land lines to the android and Microsoft phones of today. Let's talk about the evolution of the mobile phone. .jpg) The first ever mobile phone was a Motorola phone. It was heavy and clunky but it was a precursor for greater things to come. It weighed more than 1 kg and was about 23 cm long but nobody really cared because it was wireless. Other phones had existed previously but they had wires and weren't very portable and couldn't be moved around easily. Let's talk about a few of the ancestors of the present day mobile phones. # <center> The Brick Phone </center>.jpg) The Motorola DynaTAC phone is both the first ever phone and the first example of a brick phone. They were very heavy and clunky phones, that is why they were likened to bricks. They were very expensive and were really popular in movies. When a phone weighs more than a kg, it's no longer a phone, it's now a weapon. # <center> The Clam Shell Phone </center>.jpg) This is just the term for a flip phone. They were slightly slimmer than the brick phones but still pretty heavy and they had a cover for the keypads and screen. # <center> The Candy Bar </center> .jpg) This is the more 'modern' version of the brick phone. It was rectangular in shape and had exposed keypads, some versions had antennas and some didn't. It was way lighter, slimmer and more portable than its predecessors. # <center> The Satellite phone </center>.jpg) These phones connect to satellite and not cell towers. They can perform most of the functions of a phone, including calling and texting. The good thing about these phones is that you don't have to worry about your network service. # <center> The Personal Digital Assistant </center> .jpg) These were used to manage appointments, take notes, save information and set reminders. They were largely discontinued after the introduction of smartphones, which were very capable of performing all the functions of the PDA, and also doing much more. # <center> Early Nokia Phones </center> .jpg) The early Nokia phones were very portable, had long lasting battery lives and highly durable. They were one of the most popular and widespread mobile phones in the early 2000's. # <center> Motorola Razr </center> .jpg) It is the best selling flip phone in the world to date. The Motorola razor had a very sleek appreciate that appealed to consumers and this was one of its largest selling points. It ushered in the age of sleeker designs for phones. It showed the phone could be extra portable without compromising the ability of the phone to function adequately. # <center> The Blackberry Phone </center> .jpg) At one point, blackberry phones were all the rage. The unique( at the time) Blackberry Messenger was it's biggest selling point. Although to be honest, I never really liked this phone because apart from BBM, it wasn't anything special. The apps you could get on the phone at that time were very limited. BBM became available on other android phones, which drastically reduced the sales. Blackberry has started designing some android phones, so for all we know, it might make a comeback. # <center> The IPhone </center> .jpg) The first IPhone came out in 2007. They are produced by Apple. They have changed over the years and have introduced several features into mobile phones. I have never used one personally but they seem like awesome phones. # <center> The Phones of the future </center> .jpg) We already have water proof phones and external power banks, so I wonder what the future will bring. Most people are hoping for transparent phones, but I think that works against privacy. Personally, I am hoping for phones that project holograms. I don't know what the future holds, so let's see where we will be in about a decade. [Image Source](www.google.com) [Article Source 1](www.wikipedia.com) [Article Source 2](www.readwrite.com)
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