On 40th Birthday, A Track Down Of 11 Iconic Cell Phones In History


#11 Motorola DynaTAC

DynaTAC manufactured by Motorola, received FCC certifications in 1983. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a U.S. body that regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.

DynaTAC became the first cell phone to be offered commercially when it went on sale on 6 March 1983. It offered 30 minutes of talk time and 8 hours of standby, and a LED display for dialling or recall of one of 30 phone numbers. It was priced at $3,995 in 1983. DynaTAC was an abbreviation of Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage.

#10 Motorola MicroTAC

On April 25, 1989, MicroTAC made it to headlines across world for being smallest and lightest phone, which can actually be carried in the users’ pocket. "TAC" was an abbreviation of Total Area Coverage. It was also the first "flip" phone, where the "mouthpiece" folded over the keypad, although the "mouthpiece" was actually located in the base of the phone, along with the ringer. This set the standard and became the model for modern flip phones today.

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