Motorola DynaTAC 8000x

Dr. Martin Cooper made the first phone call over a cellular network in 1973, but it took an entire decade before the DynaTAC 8000x was sold as the first commercial handheld cellular phone in 1983. It weighed 1.75 lb., stood 13 in. high, stored 30 numbers, took 10 hours to recharge and cost $3,995.

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