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?1996. Motorola introduces Startac ? the first clamshell phone. Widespread consumer adoption leads to sales of nearly 60 million handsets.

Nokia's 6110 ($900): Released in 1997, the Nokia cost $900 upfront, but its price was $200 when purchased with a cell service contract. This lower price point made the phone one of the best-selling in the 1990s.

1997 Ericsson GA628. Motorola 8900. Motorola d160. Motorola StarTAC 70. Nokia 3110. Orange MR201 (Motorola)

Number of Cell Phones in the US 198519861993340,000681,00016 mil

Although the cellphone prototype was made in 1973 (10 years before the North American launch of 1G), Motorola introduced the first commercially available cellphone to the public in 1983 -the DynaTAC. Weighing in at 2 pounds, the Motorola DynaTac provided 30 minutes of talk time and took roughly 10 hours to charge.

1993: The IBM Simon is released, and considered the first smartphone. It acted as a mobile phone, PDA, and fax machine all in one. It offered a touch screen, which is the precursor to the Apple iPhone which would come 14 years later. It sold for $899.

Although the cellphone prototype was made in 1973 (10 years before the North American launch of 1G), Motorola introduced the first commercially available cellphone to the public in 1983 -the DynaTAC. Weighing in at 2 pounds, the Motorola DynaTac provided 30 minutes of talk time and took roughly 10 hours to charge.

The Motorola International 3200 became the first hand-sized digital mobile phone that used 2G digitally encrypted technology (unveiled in 1991 as GSM).

The Motorola International 3200 became the first hand-sized digital mobile phone that used 2G digitally encrypted technology (unveiled in 1991 as GSM).

1997. The Simon was good, but the Nokia 9000 Communicator was what really brought on the smartphone era. It was the first cell phone that could also be called a mini-computer (though it had limited web access).