World First Commercial Cellular Phone

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These days our smartphones are so light and integrated with cutting edge technology, which made it extremely easy to use! Have you ever wondered how was the first commercial portable mobile phone look like? Well, I have some some information to share with you… here you go: 

Fact: 

Pioneer of First Cellphone, Martin Cooper, who was also a person ever to make phone calls using portable cellular phone in April, 1973.

Weight: 2 Pounds!

Cost: $3995 in 1984 and $1000 in 1991

First Available to The Public: The world's first commercial handheld cellular phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X phone, received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on September 21, 1983.

             



                       
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Greene, Bob. "38 Years Ago He Made the First Cell Phone Call." CNN. Cable News Network, 03 Apr. 2011. Web. 20 Aug. 2013. <http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/01/greene.first.cellphone.call/index.html>.