Today, smartphones and breathing have become synonymous. Not only for phone calls or messaging, but in a word, smartphones are very relevant in our lives now in various activities and leisure! And keeping this market demand in mind,
some brand is often launching new smartphones, as a result of which now there are thousands of options to buy a phone. But do you know when the first mobile or portable phone was launched, at what price and which company was behind it? If your answer is 'no', then in today's report we will share the story of technology's past.
The world's first portable phone was launched 40 years ago
Tell the readers, the world's first portable cell phone was launched in 1983, 40 years ago today. It was brought to the market by Motorola company, which now launches various powerful smartphones. It should be noted that the then general manager of Motorola, Martin Cooper, worked since 1973 and made this cell phone; It is named DynaTAC 8000X (DynaTAC 8000X). In that case, if you know the price and features of this Motorola phone, the eyes may go beyond the forehead to the palm of the head!
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X Phone Features
The Motorola Dynatac 8000X was actually a brick-like prototype. Its weight was 790 grams, which is several times more than a smartphone today! Not only that, the device required 10 hours of charging to talk for 30 minutes. Just imagine how difficult it must have been to manage, and how technology has gradually changed since then!
At that time Motorola Dynatac 8000X phone was priced at $3,995 (Tk 3,30,951 in Indian price). These days we call the iPhone elite or make fun of the price for its price; But the surprising thing is that at that time the price of the phone was more than 3 lakh rupees (i.e. more than the iPhone).
