The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009

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Ericsson R320
One of the first phones with a WAP browser. A version of this phone was released in China that allowed Chinese character SMS.

 

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2001
Nokia 5510
This phone featured a full QWERTY keyboard. It could also store up to 64mb of music.

 

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Nokia 8310
This phone contained premium features not normally found on handsets of the time, such as Infrared, a fully functional calendar and a FM Radio.

 

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Ericsson T39
This tiny handset was the first Bluetooth-capable phone.

 

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Ericsson T66 This diminutive entry from Ericsson was the height of a cigarette.

 

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Ericsson T68 This was Ericsson’s first handset with a colour screen.

 

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Siemens S45
Siemens’s first ever GPRS mobile phone with 360kb of internal memory – high at the time.

 

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2002
Nokia 3510(i)
The first Nokia phone to bring GPRS internet services to the mass market. The 3510i, pictured here, was a more advanced version with a colour screen.

 

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Nokia 7650
This was the first Nokia set to feature a built-in camera and was featured in the movie Minority Report.

 

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Sony Ericsson P800
This smartphone featured a touchscreen and up to 128mb of memory.

 

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Nokia 6100
This model sold from 2002-2005. It featured an LCD screen and internet connectivity through GPRS.

 

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Nokia 6310i
The 6310i quickly gained popularity in the corporate world for its simplicity and long battery life.

 

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Sanyo SCP-5300
The first camera phone. Despite the low quality images it produced, it was the first.

 

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2003
Nokia 1100
This extremely popular design has sold over 200 million since its introduction in 2003. This phone is rumoured to have sold for up to $32,000 in online criminal communities due to its ability to intercept one-time banking passwords.

 

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Nokia N-Gage
Nokia’s answer to the Game Boy advance, this phone/games system had a couple of award winning titles before it succumbed to its clunky interface design.

 

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PalmOne Treo 600
One of the “it” gadgets from 2003-2004 until BlackBerries overtook them in popularity. Three or four days between charges and a successful merger of phone, PDA, and camera made this the business tool of choice.

 

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Nokia 2100
This design was available in a wide range of colours and featured a monochromatic screen.

 

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Nokia 6600
Considered very advanced at the time of its introduction due to its Symbian OS-based Nokia Series 60 platform. Released in the US market as the Nokia 6620.

 

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BlackBerry Quark 6210
Research In Motion’s first integrated phone/PDA.

 

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BlackBerry 7210
BlackBerry’s first colour screen.