Evolution of the Cell Phone
Cell phones have become a lot smaller over the years, but they're bigger than ever in functionality and popularity. Here's a look at how the mobile phone has changed over the decades.
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Evolution of the Cell Phone
Evolution of the Cell Phone (Image courtesy of PC World)Evolution of the Cell Phone
From enormous, 80-pound, car-mounted beasts to tiny terminals in our back pockets, mobile phones have come a long way. What once cost thousands of dollars, weighed 2 pounds and packed 60 minutes of battery life now costs $99, weighs 4 ounces and packs five to 10 hours of battery life -- and also includes a full-fledged computer, a video camera, audio/video playback and high-speed Internet access.
How did we get from there to here? Let's take a brief tour through the history of the cell phone. The following phones don't necessarily reflect the first or best of each type, but instead represent certain phases in mobile phone evolution over the last 50 years.
-- Benj Edwards, PC World
