50 years of mobile calls
Nowadays, calling from mobile phones has become a normal thing. But did you know that 50 years ago today i.e. on 3 April 1973, the first call was made from a mobile phone, which was a miracle at that time. Smartphone brand Motorola is celebrating its 50th anniversary today.
The Motorola DynaTac was the world's first commercial mobile phone that made calls. This mobile call was made on April 3, 1973 from Sixth Avenue in New York.
Martin Cooper made the world's first smartphone. The weight of this phone was 790 grams. Whereas today the weight of the phone has come down to about 200 grams.
Calls from Motorola DynaTAC used to charge about 10 hours. It took about 15 years to make the phone.
The Motorola DynaTac 8000X smartphone was priced at around $3,995 at the time, which is almost 3 times more expensive than today's most expensive phone, the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
On this special day today, Motorola said, they are constantly emphasizing on innovation. That is why the company was able to unveil the world's first smartphone. They also unveiled the world's first clamshell smartphone with 5G connectivity. Recently, Motorola launched a rollable concept device also.
