Personal Devices · Recorded milestone
Handheld mobile phone
Recorded year1983
A phone that fits in the hand works anywhere a cellular network reaches, so people can call and be called away from home or office.
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Led to
- SmartphoneRecorded · 1994enables
- EmojiRecorded · 1997enables
- Games on mobile phonesRecorded · 1997enables
- Camera phoneRecorded · 1999enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.