UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development History of the Mobile Device

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development Agenda Historical Overview and Related Hardware Significant Technological Developments

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development First ‘Mobile’ Phone Motorola DynaTak, developed by Dr Martin Cooper working for Motorola Systems Division in 1973 So-called ‘Brick’ phone: 35 minutes talk-time, 10 hours recharge time, features: Dial, Talk, Listen. The first call he made was to his rival, Joel Engel, Head of Research at Bell Labs. Phone went into production in 1983 selling at some $4000 per phone.

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1980s Motorola and Nokia continued to develop mobile phone technology Nokia Cityman 1320 (1987) Motorola (1987)

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1989 Motorola MicroTAC First example of the ‘Flip Phone’ design. It was the smallest and lightest phone available at the time. Upon its release, it made headlines across the world. Sold for around $3000

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1992 Nokia 1011 Worlds first commercially available GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) i.e. Digital Network Mobile Phone

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1992 – 2002 Ericsson Phones Ericsson was number three behind Nokia and Motorola

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1999 Blackberry ‘Device’ The BlackBerry 6230, released in 2003 The BlackBerry was the first device to from Research in Motion. Not yet a phone but a mobile communication device which had a full keyboard, unusual at the time. It could send messages, access , send and receive pages and act as a basic organizer. The BlackBerry 850 had a very small screen that could display a mere eight lines of text.

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 2003 Blackberry Phone The BlackBerry 6230, released in 2003

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 2003 Nokia N-Gauge ‘Game Deck’ with music player, FM radio and also USB compliant

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 2004 Motorola RazR V3 Very successful series, with over 110 million units sold over its four-year run

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development UK Mobile Ownership Between 1997/98 and 2007, household ownership of mobile phones increased from 20 per cent of UK households to 78 per cent. UK Office for National Statistics

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 2007 First Apple iPhone iPhone came with a host of features for media-rich user experience. Featured iTunes integration, camera for pictures and video capture. Multi-touch gesture interface.

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 2008 First Google Phone The first Google Android phone, the G1 was launched in 2008 and was the first to use the Android operating system. The Android marketplace and open source operating system has revolutionized smartphones and tablet devices.

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development Significant Technological Developments G Analogue Network G Digital Network G Included mobile broadband G Faster 3G services especially web media G Standards still evolving – includes faster access and better network coverage

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development 1995 Simple Message Service

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development Symbian Operating System The Symbian Operating System was used by many major mobile phone brands, including Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and especially Nokia. It was the most popular smartphone OS on a worldwide average until the end of 2010, when it was overtaken by Android

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development iPad Mini ‘Cellular’ Tablet ‘Cellular’ refers to the ability to connect to cellular mobile network towers for data transmission and Internet connection even when you are not near a wi-fi connection

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development Phone + Tablet = ‘Phablet’ ?

UFCFX5-15-3Mobile Device Development References rd/social...39/chapter-6.pdf