It’s been 50 years since the first phone call was placed on a mobile phone.

Back then, a portable communication device was a feat of technology. Today, mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives.

The first mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer.

The call was made on Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, which weighed about 1.13 kilograms, had 30 minutes of talk time and a price tag of £2,738.

In 1989, Motorola launched the MicroTAC, which was the world’s first flip phone.

The first clamshell phone, the Motorola StarTAC, was released in 1996. You’ll recognise it from the iconic teen movie Clueless. It had a battery life of up to eight hours but still weighed nearly one kilogram.

The first smartphone is considered to be the IBM Simon, which was introduced in 1993.

However, it wasn’t until the launch of the iPhone in 2007 that smartphones became widely popular.

Key milestones in the evolution of mobile phones:

1973: The first mobile phone, Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, is invented.

1983: The first commercially available cell phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, is released.

1989: The Motorola MicroTAC is introduced, the world’s first flip phone.

1992: The first text message is sent on a mobile phone.

1993: The first smartphone, the IBM Simon is introduced.

1996: The Motorola StarTAC, the first clamshell phone, is introduced.

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

2007: The iPhone is introduced, marking the beginning of the smartphone era.

2013: The first fingerprint scanner is introduced on a mobile phone, the iPhone 5S.

2017: The iPhone X is released, which features a full-screen display with no home button.

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