You Probably Don’t Know About Mobile Phones

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Here I give 10 unknwn facts probably you dont’t know. so read this article and know thisamazing tech facts. The first mobile phone was the Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X.

1: The first mobile phone was Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X

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The first mobile phone was the Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X. Invented in 1983 by Martin Copper, a senior employee at Motorola. It could only store 30 contacts with a weight of around 1.1 kg and offered talk time of 30 minutes. It’s retail price? Roughly $3,999.

 

2: The first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973

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The first mobile phone call was placed to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs by Martin Cooper on April 3, 1973, with the first ever developed mobile phone Motorola Dyna TAC.

 

3: The first smart phone was made by IBM

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The very first smart phone is actually over 20-years-old, and was launched on August 16, 1994 by IBM. Initially code named the “Angler” , the phone was given the name “Simon Personal Communicator” before its final release in 1994. It was the first commercially available touch screen phone which could be easily operated with the help of stylus or fingertip and came pre-installed with functions like a calendar, calculator, address book, and Note Pad.

5: 90% of the mobile phones in Japan are waterproof

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An interesting thing is that nearly 90% of the mobile phones in Japan are waterproof, as the people of Japan are very fond of mobile phones that they use it even in the shower.

6: Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones in 2012

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In 2012, Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones in 14 weeks — or 262 phones per-minute and 4 phones per-second.

7: World’s most expensive phone by Apple worth $15.3 million

As we are moving ahead in this century, almost everyone has a phone, though some of them have smart phones and some of them don’t. Everyone cannot afford to enjoy the luxuries of life, but there are a few lucky ones who can. For those lucky people, Apple had launched its iPhone5 fully coated with 26 carat black diamond.

It was launched with the price of $15.3 million and became the world’s most expensive phone.

9: Android is owned by more than 80% of users in the world

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There’s no doubt that the “iPhone is the king of smartphones”, but despite being the biggest seller, Apple’s operating system doesn’t actually dominate the smartphone market. According to comScore, Android crushes the iOS market share by 82.8%.

10: The Highest Mobile bill was $201,000

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We all are a little irritated by the ever increasing bills we pay, mobile bill being one of them. Well, imagine being Celina Aarons, who got the biggest shock of her life when she opened her cell phone bill and found she owed $201,000.

The reason? Celina had two brothers who were deaf and mute and communicated with her via text over their phones. Usually it wasn’t a problem thanks to a standard data plan. But on a trip to Canada one brother sent over 2,000 text messages and downloaded videos at a cost of around $2,000 per vid.

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Mahesh Baldania is an entrepreneur, blogger, learner, reader and thinker. An Computer engineer by profession. Everything I writes is inspired by life experiences and study. I am passionate about software, disruptive technology, personal development, and inspiring others. I thinks, "We only have one life, might as well live it."