Evolution of telephones in photos

In the courtyard of 2016, and the question: "Do you have a mobile phone?" - sounds more stupid than ever. Yes there is a phone - everyone has been walking with smartphones for a long time, and the fact that before with the help of the device it was possible only to talk, many people are bewildered. Previously, it was a little different. People were also embarrassed that the phones could ring, it was no less surprising, but it happened without a grain of contempt, but with sincere admiration.

The history and evolution of the phones is pretty bright and fast. Few technical means developed at such a rapid pace. Evolution of cell phones was even more rapid. Just a few jumps in the last 30 years have turned the communication device into a perfect computer.

It's time to remember and ponostalgize. In this article we will return to the main historical events in the world of cell phones, we will consider such essence as "evolution of mobile phones", photos of the first such devices and look into the future ...

Discoverers ...

Nokia Mobira Senator. 1982 year.

If we talk about the origins, it is worthwhile to turn our eyes to the first experiment of engineers from Finland. The evolution of cell phones and cellular networks originated from this miracle. It was one of the first phones to support first-generation cellular networks.

Mobira Senator, in fact, was not a mobile phone, but represented the so-called category of car phones. The weight of the device was almost 10 kg - and indeed far to the mobile phone. But this was only the first brick, from which the evolution of phones was repelled.

Truly Mobile

Device Motorola DynaTAC 8000X. 1984 year.

The first compact device appeared to the world after 2 years, when Motorola made its first breakthrough. It was a truly unique product, an engineering find. The problem was only in commercial implementation. Despite the fact that the gadget was very convenient and compact (weight 800 grams and length 25 centimeters), it failed. The reason for the failure was: a huge cost - 4,000 dollars, and a low time of autonomy. You could not talk on the phone for more than an hour.

Even smaller

Nokia Cityman; Motorola MicroTAC. 1987-1989.

Surprisingly, as early as the 80s, developers wanted to spit for autonomy and started a crazy race for millimeters and grams. In the period from 1987 to 1989 there were two basic devices.

The engineering novelty from Nokia impressed with its dimensions: there were no such compact devices (even with an antenna). The phone became a real legend, shone in various movies, becoming an icon among mobile communications.

Two years later, engineers from Motorola decided to make an even more compact device. The baby MicroTac weighed only 300 grams, which certainly affected the battery life of the phone, it was reduced by half an hour compared to the previous generation.

The era of GSM

Orbitel 901, Nokia 1011. 1992 year.

Evolution of telephones is inextricably linked with the development of mobile networks. In the now distant 1991 in Finland the first GSM-network was launched.

After a while, there appeared an apparatus capable of working with it. The first swallow was the Orbitel 901, which looks like a modern home phone with its appearance. The phone weighed over 2 kg. This, of course, is not 10, but still enough to make the phone permanently migrated to the car and safely died there.

Cardinal changes came together with Nokia. The evolution of telephones as a whole is inextricably linked with this company, but in 1992 the company took a step forward, introducing an incredibly compact phone with support for the modern GSM standard.

"Bessant" design, games and ringtones

Hagenuk MT-2000, Nokia 2110. 1994 year.

The evolution of phones, like any other kind of progress, is merciless and will swallow anyone who does not fight for their positions, even if he introduced something new, seriously affecting the market. So it happened with the Hangenuk brand. Perhaps the only known gadget from the German company is MT 2000, it was the first phone to which a video game was added. In its essence, the game resembled "Tetris". Another distinctive feature of the device was a new unique design - the antenna was hidden in the case itself.

The process of multimedia functions was continued by the already well-known Nokia brand, which introduced the ability to listen to melodies in its phones.

The world's first smartphone

Simon Personal Computer. 1994 year.

Everyone who is young with soul and body will not be believed, but the first PDA was developed in the distant 94th year by IBM. By today's standards, the technical characteristics of Simon Personal Communicator seem ridiculous, but at that time it was a bomb (but not like the Galaxy Note 7).

A large, 4.5-inch, monochrome, resistor display with a tiny resolution of 300 by 160 pixels. The smartphone had a decent set of programs, which together turned it into a good organizer. Phone, in addition to calls, could respond to emails, make calculations on the calculator, create events in the calendar and so on.

Super-STAR 90's

Motorola StarTAC. 1996.

The evolution of Motorola phones is closely associated with the "clamshells", the sea of pathos and advertising.

For example, in the company they liked to create phones in the original design. One such was StarTAC, which did not have decent features, did not even work with GSM for the first time, but at the same time it became wildly popular due to its external characteristics.

The phone reached 19 centimeters in length, was compact and was considered very stylish.

The first smart watch and GPS in mobile phones

Samsung SPH-SP10, Benefon ESC. 1999 year.

In 2015, we were introduced to Apple Watch, introducing it as a wrist phone. It turns out that this one was already developed more than 15 years before. The phone in the form factor was introduced by the Korean corporation in 1999.

Also during this period, the first phone that supports GPS navigation services was launched on the market.

Hello, "Snake" and MP3

Nokia 3310, Samsung UpRoar. year 2000.

The evolution of mobile phones in the beginning of the XXI century entered a new phase and began to depend directly on what multimedia capabilities will be added to the device.

It is unlikely that now there will be a person who does not know about "Snake" (in the original Snake). An uncomplicated but addictive game came into this world with new Nokia phones released in 2000.

Then began the shift in the world of music, something was not so with MP3-players, and "Samsung" decided to strike. The history of this company and the evolution of Samsung phones have shown more than once that a company can copy better than others and go to a failed experiment. In 2000, a year before the iPod came out, the Koreans decided to add to their phones the ability to listen to music in MP3 format. It would seem that it is genius, but, alas, the phone has not gained much popularity, while it has become a significant detail in the mechanism of progress.

A new stream of communicators

Nokia Communicator 9500, Blackberry 6210. 2003-2004.

The first prerequisites for transforming phones into compact computers appeared long before Nokia Communicator and Blackberry, but these models largely influenced this process. Both phones were widely distributed in the corporate environment, where the key factor was a full-fledged multi-functional physical keyboard.

Coup. The first smartphone that impressed

IPhone 2G. 2007 year.

One of the symbols of the decade was introduced to the world by the legendary Steve Jobs almost 10 years ago. The product of the Californian corporation became a real triumph, because it was the first smartphone with a capacitive "multi-touch" screen, capable of recognizing gestures. The first iPhone was not equipped with any powerful equipment, it had a mediocre camera, it was very expensive, but it surprised, and this was the decisive factor.

The evolution of the phone from Apple further set the tone for the whole industry and irrevocably influenced the development of the market.

Despite the fact that at the time of the release of the iPhone only the lazy did not laugh, it was this product that killed several large companies and allowed to get rich in the "apple" office.

Birth of Android

HTC Dream. 2008 year.

The appearance of such a mastodon as the iPhone, could not but give rise to such serious competitors. In 2008, the first smartphone was introduced, operating on the basis of a new operating system developed by the alliance of companies headed by Google.

HTC Dream was a kind of compromise between the classic PDAs (the phone had a physical keyboard) and modern smartphones with touch screens. This was the first uncertain step in the development of the most popular mobile system.

The phenomenon of stillborn Windows Phone

LG Optimus 7. 2010 year.

A few years later, Apple was already swimming in luxury, and Android was rapidly gaining momentum. At this time, Microsoft finally realized that it's time to take action, and it went to the market with Windows Phone, which obviously turned out to be an unsuccessful product. Collaboration with LG was disastrous for both sides.

Tiled, inconvenient interface, lack of support from third-party developers - all this put Microsoft in the position of catch-up, which they occupy to this day.

Hey, Siri!

IPhone 4s. 2011.

The last brainchild of Stephen Paul Jobs, which he could not personally present. Smartphone from Apple with the article 4s was the first in which the real artificial intelligence settled. Siri became the first voice assistant with a truly human behavior. "Living" in the depths of the iPhone girl could tell the weather, read the mail, send a message and much more.

A year later, after the company Google launched, which released its analog voice assistant, and after another year they were joined by Koreans from Samsung, again failing in the software field.

Samsung as the new leader of the mobile market

Samsung Galaxy S series 2013-2016.

The next major player in the smartphone market was Samsung. Koreans are very strongly dispersed, their Galaxy line has gained worldwide popularity, and now they own the largest user base.

Samsung for a long time copied what they did in Apple, until finally got on its way. The phones from Korea have found their own character, unique design, new features. The company acquired a number of patented technologies, creating to itself the best conditions in the market. Today, Samsung is the most dangerous competitor for Apple, with the best smartphones based on Android. The evolution of Samsung phones is a perfect example of how you can build your own successful business on another's example.

Chinese Expansion

Rulers Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, Meizu. year 2014.

When smartphones gained enough popularity and started to bring a lot of money, the race was joined by the Chinese. The Chinese copy as well as the Koreans, while they do not have Samsung-like pride, and therefore began selling their gadgets at unimaginably dumping prices, thereby creating an absolutely new market. The market where you could buy a "top" smartphone for a miserable $ 200.

In this dangerous period for the flagship, many companies appeared that quickly disappeared from the radar, but still managed to grab their piece of cake.

Wireless sound, frameless displays and the first phone from Google

IPhone 7, LeEco, Xiaomi Mix, Google Pixel. 2016 year.

Despite the fact that many users are fed up and relate to the news of the current year is rather skeptical, it is worth noting that they are determining for the future. In the developments of 2016 there are no cardinal changes, it is only the evolution of telephones, but very qualitative and ambiguous.

For example, Apple released the most controversial smartphone in its entire history. In Cupertino felt that it would be time to get rid of the headphone jack and "transplant" all users to wireless options. LeEco, based on rumors, did the same.

The Chinese from Xiaomi decided to realize the dreams of their fans and presented a smartphone, the display of which occupies 91% of the front panel (an absolute record).

Surprised and Google, which this year finally decided to release their own smartphone with a completely new voice assistant. And this is only the beginning.

All these "boring" novelties in the future will have a serious impact on the industry, and users and potential buyers can only watch what engineers from all over the world have prepared for them than these workers will surprise again, where the evolution of telephones will turn, whose concept photos are already exciting today ...