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Too many clamshells then, too many slabs now
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Motorola "bagphone": in a zippered little briefcase
Motorola flip phone (B&W)
Motorola flip phone (color, and smaller. Remember when smaller was cooler?)
Motorola flip with a camera (wow!)
Motorola flip with a memory card (could play music, WOW)
Blackberry 8100: the Pearl, coolest smartphone of it's day
Blackberry 8700: with the hi res screen and GPS.
HTC Incredible: first touchscreen, good phone.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: great phone too.
Motorola "bagphone": in a zippered little briefcase
Motorola flip phone (B&W)
Motorola flip phone (color, and smaller. Remember when smaller was cooler?)
Motorola flip with a camera (wow!)
Motorola flip with a memory card (could play music, WOW)
Blackberry 8100: the Pearl, coolest smartphone of it's day
Blackberry 8700: with the hi res screen and GPS.
HTC Incredible: first touchscreen, good phone.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: great phone too.
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I recently collected pics of every cell phone I've ever owned, and then it occurred to me that it might be fun to post a thread about them. It would be interesting to see what phones other people have used over the years. I'll start.
1995: Sony CM-H333 - GTE [Analog]
Sony CM-H333 review - Engadget
My first cell phone. Nicknamed the "Mars Bar" due to the long, round shape (the rear being rounded, with ridges to hold on to), this phone featured a slide-up earpiece that was used to answer or hang up the phone. Note the thumb jimping along the sides of the gray square earpiece.
1997: Sony CM-RX100 - Cellular One [Analog]
I couldn't find a web page for this phone, but this phone was the first recipient of Sony's Jog Wheel, a very popular feature that was turning up on lots of Sony gear at the time. When this phone was released, I believe it was the smallest phone on the market. It's roughly the size of an Altoids tin, minus the antenna, and the microphone stalk would answer calls when flipped down, and hang up when flipped up. I saw it in a number of movies from the era.
1998: Sony CMD-Z1 Plus - Sprint [GSM]
Sony CMD Z1 plus - Full phone specifications
I liked my Sony RX100 that I bought the digital version of it. Around this time, digital service was being rolled out and heavily promoted. Sprint was a GSM carrier back then, though they were soon to sell off their GSM service.
2000: Motorola i1000plus - Nextel
Motorola i1000plus specs
I got a new job at the beginning of 2000, requiring 24/7 support on occasion, and was issued a Nextel i1000plus by the company, so I sadly couldn't justify paying for the Sony too.
2003: Motorola i95cl - Nextel
Motorola i95cl specs
In 2003, my i1000plus broke (the flip cover was notoriously weak and easily damaged), and got upgraded to this. It was my first phone with a color screen. We were NOT issued the optional plug-in cameras.
2004: Motorola E815 - Verizon [CDMA]
Motorola E815 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In mid-2004, it was clear that the company I was working for wasn't long for this world (we were training contractors to replace us), so I was going to be losing the company phone too. I picked up the excellent E815 flip-phone, my first camera phone (camera was awful!). This was also the first phone that I had that had Internet access that actually DID anything - I could check my emails, though the experience left much to be desired. Call quality was fantastic though.
2005: Nokia 2115i - MetroPCS [CDMA]
Nokia 2115i - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I started my own company in 2005, doing lots of field work, so like most field techs, I picked up the cheap MetroPCS Nokia to get unlimited phone minutes for dirt cheap. The phone, while super-basic, was also tough as hell, lightweight, had decent battery life, and was cheap to replace if damaged.
I recently collected pics of every cell phone I've ever owned, and then it occurred to me that it might be fun to post a thread about them. It would be interesting to see what phones other people have used over the years. I'll start.
1995: Sony CM-H333 - GTE [Analog]
Sony CM-H333 review - Engadget
My first cell phone. Nicknamed the "Mars Bar" due to the long, round shape (the rear being rounded, with ridges to hold on to), this phone featured a slide-up earpiece that was used to answer or hang up the phone. Note the thumb jimping along the sides of the gray square earpiece.
1997: Sony CM-RX100 - Cellular One [Analog]
I couldn't find a web page for this phone, but this phone was the first recipient of Sony's Jog Wheel, a very popular feature that was turning up on lots of Sony gear at the time. When this phone was released, I believe it was the smallest phone on the market. It's roughly the size of an Altoids tin, minus the antenna, and the microphone stalk would answer calls when flipped down, and hang up when flipped up. I saw it in a number of movies from the era.
1998: Sony CMD-Z1 Plus - Sprint [GSM]
Sony CMD Z1 plus - Full phone specifications
I liked my Sony RX100 that I bought the digital version of it. Around this time, digital service was being rolled out and heavily promoted. Sprint was a GSM carrier back then, though they were soon to sell off their GSM service.
2000: Motorola i1000plus - Nextel
Motorola i1000plus specs
I got a new job at the beginning of 2000, requiring 24/7 support on occasion, and was issued a Nextel i1000plus by the company, so I sadly couldn't justify paying for the Sony too.
2003: Motorola i95cl - Nextel
Motorola i95cl specs
In 2003, my i1000plus broke (the flip cover was notoriously weak and easily damaged), and got upgraded to this. It was my first phone with a color screen. We were NOT issued the optional plug-in cameras.
2004: Motorola E815 - Verizon [CDMA]
Motorola E815 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In mid-2004, it was clear that the company I was working for wasn't long for this world (we were training contractors to replace us), so I was going to be losing the company phone too. I picked up the excellent E815 flip-phone, my first camera phone (camera was awful!). This was also the first phone that I had that had Internet access that actually DID anything - I could check my emails, though the experience left much to be desired. Call quality was fantastic though.
2005: Nokia 2115i - MetroPCS [CDMA]
Nokia 2115i - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I started my own company in 2005, doing lots of field work, so like most field techs, I picked up the cheap MetroPCS Nokia to get unlimited phone minutes for dirt cheap. The phone, while super-basic, was also tough as hell, lightweight, had decent battery life, and was cheap to replace if damaged.
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2007: HTC Titan VX6800 - Verizon [CDMA]
HTC Titan (Windows Mobile phone) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The company was doing well, and we started having a bit of money, so I got my first smartphone. This was just before the iPhone came out, so at the time, a WinMo 6 phone was pretty cool. That wouldn't be the case for long, though, and I didn't know at the time how badly Verizon locked down the phone. I'd have been much better off with Sprint, except we were able to get a corporate account and had multiple devices that no one else had.
2008: Motorola RAZR v3s - MetroPCS [CDMA]
Motorola RAZR V3s specs
The economy crashed, and our business got hit hard, so we had to cut back expenses and eventually expand out-of-state to keep the company alive. I went back to Metro's cheap unlimited service, but on their cheaper version of the RAZR. I still have this phone, and it's still great for a basic flip phone.
2008: Motorola i776 - Boost Mobile [Nextel]
Motorola MOTO i776 specs
Later in the year, both of the companies we were working for required that we get a Nextel for our dispatcher/supervisor (aka: me), so I switched to this garbage Boost Mobile Nextel. I hated this phone, and lobbied against their use. As it turned out, the Nextel features were almost never used, and the requirement to use them was dropped in favor of regular phone calls (duh!). I went back to my RAZR in 2009.
2011: LG Optimus V - Virgin Mobile [CDMA]
LG Optimus S specs
I got my first Android phone early in 2011. Cash being tight, I went with Virgin Mobile, who had the best smartphone plans at the time. This FroYo (Android 2.2) phone was far from great, but it got me by for 2 years.
2013: LG Nexus 4 - T-Mobile [GSM]
Google Nexus 4 specs
Exactly 2 years to the date from getting the Optimus V, I upgraded to the Nexus 4. This is easily the best phone I've ever owned, and while I'd love to upgrade to the N5, the truth is the N4 is so good that I can easily live with it for another year or more.
2007: HTC Titan VX6800 - Verizon [CDMA]
HTC Titan (Windows Mobile phone) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The company was doing well, and we started having a bit of money, so I got my first smartphone. This was just before the iPhone came out, so at the time, a WinMo 6 phone was pretty cool. That wouldn't be the case for long, though, and I didn't know at the time how badly Verizon locked down the phone. I'd have been much better off with Sprint, except we were able to get a corporate account and had multiple devices that no one else had.
2008: Motorola RAZR v3s - MetroPCS [CDMA]
Motorola RAZR V3s specs
The economy crashed, and our business got hit hard, so we had to cut back expenses and eventually expand out-of-state to keep the company alive. I went back to Metro's cheap unlimited service, but on their cheaper version of the RAZR. I still have this phone, and it's still great for a basic flip phone.
2008: Motorola i776 - Boost Mobile [Nextel]
Motorola MOTO i776 specs
Later in the year, both of the companies we were working for required that we get a Nextel for our dispatcher/supervisor (aka: me), so I switched to this garbage Boost Mobile Nextel. I hated this phone, and lobbied against their use. As it turned out, the Nextel features were almost never used, and the requirement to use them was dropped in favor of regular phone calls (duh!). I went back to my RAZR in 2009.
2011: LG Optimus V - Virgin Mobile [CDMA]
LG Optimus S specs
I got my first Android phone early in 2011. Cash being tight, I went with Virgin Mobile, who had the best smartphone plans at the time. This FroYo (Android 2.2) phone was far from great, but it got me by for 2 years.
2013: LG Nexus 4 - T-Mobile [GSM]
Google Nexus 4 specs
Exactly 2 years to the date from getting the Optimus V, I upgraded to the Nexus 4. This is easily the best phone I've ever owned, and while I'd love to upgrade to the N5, the truth is the N4 is so good that I can easily live with it for another year or more.
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Why limit history to cell phones?
Don't forget the Palm Pilot and Windows pda's.
Mobile devices. It is awkward these days when my wife asks me 'do you have that data on your phone?'
My GN3 is, only incidentally, a phone.
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Why limit history to cell phones?
Don't forget the Palm Pilot and Windows pda's.
Mobile devices. It is awkward these days when my wife asks me 'do you have that data on your phone?'
My GN3 is, only incidentally, a phone.
Sent from my SM-N900V using AC Forums mobile app
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I'm cool with that. I find it interesting how people have gotten to their current devices, and what drew them to their previous ones. If you want to add PDAs, go for it!
I'm cool with that. I find it interesting how people have gotten to their current devices, and what drew them to their previous ones. If you want to add PDAs, go for it!
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Boom.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-central-lounge/181203-post-your-phone-timeline.html
Boom.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-central-lounge/181203-post-your-phone-timeline.html
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In 2002 I jumped on the bandwagon and finally went mobile. Not pictured was a. POS kyocera on Verizon with rubber buttons. had 4 replacements for that thing. Finally I got fed up and demanded that they replaced my 4th defective hunk of crap with literally anything else they had. They begrudgingly ended up giving me the glorious bottom of the line clunker pictured in the left of the photo. I was a Quallcom something or other. It actually did 1x data and stuff but I didn't know what that meant back then. It had a 9' antenna! It was indestructible.
Then I had the LG vz8100 clamshell. This was my favorite phone. (also not pictured) I hacked the blutooth to transfer files (Verizon locked blutooth for headset use only) I stored mp3's and videos by bypassing stupid Get it Now pay service. And unlocked the built in music player. Good times with that phone!
The Samsung flip in the picture was my girlfriends.
Next I got the orange EnV. This was basically the same thing as the 8100 but with a keyboard. By this time vz made it harder to hack, but also made it so that it didn't need to be. Texted like a mofo with this. Also started to try to do more mobile web stuff. Amazing what you could do with a 1.5" screen
After that I decided it was time for a smartphone. We got the 2 for 1 deal on the Blackberry Tour. Opened up a whole new world for me. Spent a lot of time making custom themes and icons and stuff.
Finally got an android after that. I got the Droid Incredible 2. When there was a couple 4g LTE options available. The Thunderbolt and the Charge I still went with the 3g droid. The overall physical design and feel sold me. While friends with Tbolt and charge were constantly complaining, my dinc2 was solid. With about a month left on my contract I dropped it pretty hard and messed up the touchscreen. I lived with it and finally upgraded to the Razr M I have now. This is a tough little phone.
Sent from my phone with the app.
In 2002 I jumped on the bandwagon and finally went mobile. Not pictured was a. POS kyocera on Verizon with rubber buttons. had 4 replacements for that thing. Finally I got fed up and demanded that they replaced my 4th defective hunk of crap with literally anything else they had. They begrudgingly ended up giving me the glorious bottom of the line clunker pictured in the left of the photo. I was a Quallcom something or other. It actually did 1x data and stuff but I didn't know what that meant back then. It had a 9' antenna! It was indestructible.
Then I had the LG vz8100 clamshell. This was my favorite phone. (also not pictured) I hacked the blutooth to transfer files (Verizon locked blutooth for headset use only) I stored mp3's and videos by bypassing stupid Get it Now pay service. And unlocked the built in music player. Good times with that phone!
The Samsung flip in the picture was my girlfriends.
Next I got the orange EnV. This was basically the same thing as the 8100 but with a keyboard. By this time vz made it harder to hack, but also made it so that it didn't need to be. Texted like a mofo with this. Also started to try to do more mobile web stuff. Amazing what you could do with a 1.5" screen
After that I decided it was time for a smartphone. We got the 2 for 1 deal on the Blackberry Tour. Opened up a whole new world for me. Spent a lot of time making custom themes and icons and stuff.
Finally got an android after that. I got the Droid Incredible 2. When there was a couple 4g LTE options available. The Thunderbolt and the Charge I still went with the 3g droid. The overall physical design and feel sold me. While friends with Tbolt and charge were constantly complaining, my dinc2 was solid. With about a month left on my contract I dropped it pretty hard and messed up the touchscreen. I lived with it and finally upgraded to the Razr M I have now. This is a tough little phone.
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Palm Pilots, several
Windows PDA
Palm phone, before Treo
Droid X
Droid Razr
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Palm Pilots, several
Windows PDA
Palm phone, before Treo
Droid X
Droid Razr
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Sent from my SM-N900V using AC Forums mobile app
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Palm Pilots, several
Windows PDA
Palm phone, before Treo
Too many flip phones
Droid X
Droid Razr
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Sent from my SM-N900V using AC Forums mobile app
Palm Pilots, several
Windows PDA
Palm phone, before Treo
Too many flip phones
Droid X
Droid Razr
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Sent from my SM-N900V using AC Forums mobile app
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Awe crap... Now I'm actually somewhat motivated to empty a couple plastic drawer bins, and a box in the garage, to snap pics and write histories. Might take a few days. =/
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Awe crap... Now I'm actually somewhat motivated to empty a couple plastic drawer bins, and a box in the garage, to snap pics and write histories. Might take a few days. =/
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Motorola Car Phone-->Audiovox MVX-->Motorola Star Tac-->Nokia 6160-->Nokia 8290-->Nokia 6560-->Palm Treo 650-->Palm Centro-->HTC EVO-->Samsung Galaxy Nexus-->LG Nexus 5
Sharp Wizard-->Palm V-->Palm m505--> Palm TT-->Palm T3
Motorola Car Phone-->Audiovox MVX-->Motorola Star Tac-->Nokia 6160-->Nokia 8290-->Nokia 6560-->Palm Treo 650-->Palm Centro-->HTC EVO-->Samsung Galaxy Nexus-->LG Nexus 5
Sharp Wizard-->Palm V-->Palm m505--> Palm TT-->Palm T3
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2001
Nokia 3210 my 1st phone, loved it until someone pick-pocketed it from me at a concert
2002
Nokia 7110 loved the Tennis game and clickable scroller, it also had a semi auto slider and mobile dial up internet
2004
Nokia 3510i my 1st colour screen phone, mine was Blue, enjoyed the Skydiver game, I was in the 8th grade in 2004 when I got this baby
Mid 2005
Nokia 7250i my 1st cameraphone, awful cam, decent batt life, gorgeous design
Early 2006
Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman Phone, incredible little phone this was, a 'dumb'phone with smartphone features, and awesome Music player
Late 2006
Sony Ericsson W900i Walkman Phone, designed and built in Japan, it had a GeForce 4800 Mobile GPU, unique swivel design, incredible 2MP Camera like the W800, but with QVGA@30FPS video recording with great 3D games for that GPU. Very unique phone, mine died of WSOD
Mid 2007
Nokia N80, my 1st smartphone, it had everything and was ahead of its time. WiFi b/g, EDGE + 3G, high PPI display, Symbian OS9.1 s60v3, 3MP Camera, 64mb RAM, support for 2GB MiniSD cards etc... This is where my obsession with smartphones began.
Late 2007
Nokia N81, The Music+Gaming centric smartphone, loved it, it had a ridiculously fast 369mHz for its time, incredible sound quality, gaming buttons and a beautiful design that Nokia overused thereafter.
Mid 2008
Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot, my 1st camera centric phone, 5MP camera with 3-LED and Xenon flash, support for both MicroSD and Sony M2 mem card standards, loved its Xenon flash, despite being a 'dumb'phone it could multitask like a true smartphone, I still havn it.
Late 2009
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, my 1st touchscreen phone, incredible batt life, great sound quality, awesome Nokia Maps, large 3.2inch nHD display at the time, decent 3.2mp camera with Dual LED
Mid 2010
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i, my 1st Android, gorgeous design, awful Timescape UI,super large and quality 4inch 854x480 display at the time, one of the 1st with HD720@30fps video recording, and an incredible 8.1MP Camera
Late 2011
Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100, my 1st sammy, loved it, still have it
Late 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, loved it but broke it earlier this year
Early 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Octa, loving it and using it to type this
Sorry if this is too much then please PM me.
2001
Nokia 3210 my 1st phone, loved it until someone pick-pocketed it from me at a concert
2002
Nokia 7110 loved the Tennis game and clickable scroller, it also had a semi auto slider and mobile dial up internet
2004
Nokia 3510i my 1st colour screen phone, mine was Blue, enjoyed the Skydiver game, I was in the 8th grade in 2004 when I got this baby
Mid 2005
Nokia 7250i my 1st cameraphone, awful cam, decent batt life, gorgeous design
Early 2006
Sony Ericsson W800i Walkman Phone, incredible little phone this was, a 'dumb'phone with smartphone features, and awesome Music player
Late 2006
Sony Ericsson W900i Walkman Phone, designed and built in Japan, it had a GeForce 4800 Mobile GPU, unique swivel design, incredible 2MP Camera like the W800, but with QVGA@30FPS video recording with great 3D games for that GPU. Very unique phone, mine died of WSOD
Mid 2007
Nokia N80, my 1st smartphone, it had everything and was ahead of its time. WiFi b/g, EDGE + 3G, high PPI display, Symbian OS9.1 s60v3, 3MP Camera, 64mb RAM, support for 2GB MiniSD cards etc... This is where my obsession with smartphones began.
Late 2007
Nokia N81, The Music+Gaming centric smartphone, loved it, it had a ridiculously fast 369mHz for its time, incredible sound quality, gaming buttons and a beautiful design that Nokia overused thereafter.
Mid 2008
Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-shot, my 1st camera centric phone, 5MP camera with 3-LED and Xenon flash, support for both MicroSD and Sony M2 mem card standards, loved its Xenon flash, despite being a 'dumb'phone it could multitask like a true smartphone, I still havn it.
Late 2009
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, my 1st touchscreen phone, incredible batt life, great sound quality, awesome Nokia Maps, large 3.2inch nHD display at the time, decent 3.2mp camera with Dual LED
Mid 2010
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i, my 1st Android, gorgeous design, awful Timescape UI,super large and quality 4inch 854x480 display at the time, one of the 1st with HD720@30fps video recording, and an incredible 8.1MP Camera
Late 2011
Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100, my 1st sammy, loved it, still have it
Late 2012
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300, loved it but broke it earlier this year
Early 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Octa, loving it and using it to type this
Sorry if this is too much then please PM me.
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Verizon LG VX6000
LG VX9900 enV
LG DARE VX9700
HTC Droid Eris
Motorola Droid X
Motorola Droid X2
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy Note II
HTC One
Moto X Woven Black
Moto X Designed with Moto Maker (current phone)
iPhone 5c (current phone)
NOKIA 6015I
[SUP][/SUP]Verizon LG VX6000
LG VX9900 enV
LG DARE VX9700
HTC Droid Eris
Motorola Droid X
Motorola Droid X2
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy Note II
HTC One
Moto X Woven Black
Moto X Designed with Moto Maker (current phone)
iPhone 5c (current phone)
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lol, some of these images bring back some memories, granted they're foggy memories, thus I can't list all the devices I've had, but I can remember the smartphones I've had (mostly).
I still have one of these lying around
lol, some of these images bring back some memories, granted they're foggy memories, thus I can't list all the devices I've had, but I can remember the smartphones I've had (mostly).
I still have one of these lying around
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Motorola StarTac, one of the Razrs, LG Dare, IPhone 4, HTC 8X (owned it for a day, until I found out I had to go to android to do some unique file transfers requires for work), Motorola RAZR M, then Moto X.
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Motorola StarTac, one of the Razrs, LG Dare, IPhone 4, HTC 8X (owned it for a day, until I found out I had to go to android to do some unique file transfers requires for work), Motorola RAZR M, then Moto X.
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LG Cu400 > Samsung Eternity > BlackBerry Pearl 8120 > Samsung Captivate > Samsung Galaxy S 3
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LG Cu400 > Samsung Eternity > BlackBerry Pearl 8120 > Samsung Captivate > Samsung Galaxy S 3
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