(ARTICLE) Trends Of Cell Phone : 1995-2013 (Present)

Mobile phone (also known as hand phone,cellular phones,cordless phones) is an electronic device a potable,short range use as a tool for voice or data communication over a network of base stations known as the site of the cell.

In addition to the standard voice function as telephones,cell phones are now capable of supporting many additional GSM service,and have an additional phone features such as short message service SMS for text message,e-mail,packet converter to access the Internet,gaming,bluetooth,infrared camera with video recoder and Multimedia Messaging Service ("Multimedia Messaging Service-MMS") for sending and receiving photos and video.Most of the mobile phone will be connected to the cellular network base stations (cell sites) which is the connected to the public switched telephone network

Mobile phones have become a crucial part of our daily life nowadays.Everyone from teenagers to old men has a personal cell phone of their own.But the mobile phones we see now did not look like this earlier instead they were something totally different,something you would not even think of having around or you using.

Improved technology has made a great change in the history of mobile phones,transforming the huge brick like mobile phone of 1995 to sleek and stylish smartphones we carry with us now.Let's take a ride back to the past and look at how cellphones developed from the bulky walkie-talkie to today's swipe-savvy descendants.

1995

In 1995 mobile phones used to look like this,huge in size and with a pretty long anthena .It is similar to today's cordless phone.It must seem real odd to us now but back then this cell phone were the craze of the day.

1996

In 1996,mobile phones became a little more defined and better looking than how they are were before. Antennas were shortened and the designs modified,the features also upgraded.The image shows Nokia 9000 which was one of the most popular phones of that time.

1997

In 1996,the antennas vanished from the mobile phones,giving an improved look than how it was before.This enhancement also saved and marked the introduction of internal antennas in the mobile phones.The image shows a typical cell phone of 1997 from telco AT&T.

1998

Though antennas were removed from most of the mobile phones,there are still some of them who retained antennas and changed the typical colour of black to vibrant coloured cases instead.The below image shows Nokia 5110 which was launched in 1998 and was available in a variety of colours to choose from

1999

In 1999,mobile phones were given a more compact look.The below image shows a Nokia 3210 features cool colours,internal antenna and better graphics in a much smaller package than a previous phones.

2000

In 2000,the world's first touchscreen phone came out.Although it didn't have advanced touchscreen technology like those available today,but at that time it was a huge craze and introduction of a promising technology.The below image shows a Motorola phone which has a simple black and white touchscreen,allowing easier access to various features than before.

2001

2001 was the birth year of the world's first monochromatic display cell phone,and with that we wave goodbye to the old and boring black display.

The image below shows a Nokia 8250 ,which had a single colour display,for example the background was not the same grey background anymore,it had backgrounds of different colours like blue,which along with the compact design made this phone a great choice for everyone.

2002

In 2002,technology made another huge change in the history of mobile phones putting a great full colour display and integrating camera to mobile phones,producing the worls's first camera cell phone.

The Nokia 7650 shown here is on sidling mode,features a great colour display and a 0.3MP camera allowing you to snap pictures on the move.

2003

In 2003,the clam shell phone very much like the Samsung S300 above was introduced.Mobile phones are no longer limited to single screen.

This model has a small screen on the outside to notify calls and text messages coming in,and a big screen on the inner for the user to type messages and carry out other functions of the phone.

2004

2004 gave rise to the one of the slimmest cell phone of the time,created by Motorola.The below image shows a Motorola V3,which was in a class of its own,bearing stunning looks,a slim shape,dual screen,VGA Camera and lots of other exciting features.

Mobile phones have come a long way from the brick like bulky to stylish sleek that can fit in your shirt pocket.Surely we have reached the pinnacle of cell phone evolution,right?

2005

In 2005,Sony unveiled the world's first Walkman phone and W800i was truly an awesome phone definitive of the series.The Sony W800i shown here was built for delivering great music and with dedicated buttons for music playback,Memory Stick support,which made it a greater gadget for enjoying music anytime on the go.And it still serves all the main purpose of a cell phone.

2006

In 2006,mobile phones were transforming with into a stylist gadget.It began its new role as an accessory to mark the personality of the owner,to make a statement of what defines one's preferences,likes and dislikes.The LG Chocolate was a great example of how cellphone designers are putting style in the forefront of cell phone design.

2007

In 2007,Apple Inc unveiled the Apple iPhone,which was the world's first advanced touchscreen smartphone.

It is the first phone to have an operating system,the iOS,and the enabling apps to run on the phone,it had allowed cellpones to become the primary mobile device of use.Having an iPhone became a sources of pride.

2008

In 2008,as dependence on the laptop as a necessary tool for work increase,mobile phones undergo trnaformation to become the device to have with you on-the-go.The HTC G1,which was a slider cell phone that hides a full QWERTY keypad beneath its large screen,runs on the Android OS.

2009

In 2009,mobile phones can still fit in your palm but the screens get bigger and bears higher resolutions for high performance display.The Motorola Milestone carries a large touchscreen,full QWERTY Keypad and ran an Android OS,delivering advanced features to work with

2010

In 2010,mobile phones were transformed into something like this.Have you ever imagined that you could see this kind of cell phone evolving from the typical brick type heavy phones in the past? The below image shows a Motorola Backflip,which featured a new kind of form,allowing the user to flip the screen on the back of the phone for easy working as shown below.

2011

2011 marked the return of the touchscreen which dominated the mobile gadget scene with its powerful hardware and sleek looks.

The below image shows a Samsung Galaxy S2 which had just about all the things that a cell phone and its owner needs in this modern age.It has an 8MP camera and AMOLED Display,runs on the Android OS,is less than 1 cm thick,supports web brwsing,calls and has an in-built GPS.This was the phone to beat in 2011.

2012

In 2012,we have the Nokia Lumia 800 which runs on the Window 7 Mobile Edition OS.

No one could have imagined that in a mere 17 years,mobile phone could have made the leap from just being the alternative to land lines to becoming a computer,GPS,radio and our lifeline to the Internet,and still be able to fit in your pocket.

2013 (Present)

• Bigger,better and even bendy screens
• Bigger batteries and wireless charging
• 4G to take off
• Mobile payments to move into the mainstream

My comment for this article and this topic is the trends of cell phone from 1995 until present is very interesting! It is fun and amazing to see how much cell phones have evolved in a very short period of time. If you are like me, you will go through it and think, "oh, I remember THOSE!" :). For example, I still remember being so impressed when I saw  blackberry for the first time.

Here I also attach some other blog link that discussed same topic.Check it out guys! 

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/crazy-funny-gimmicky-phones-roundup/

http://www.coolestech.com/8-mobile-phone-trends-watch-out-2013/