DynaTAC 8000X: Father of modern-day mobiles!

In the wake of our contemporary cellphones, we have somewhat forgotten the 'world's first ever mobile', actually the 'father of all mobiles' - Motorola's DynaTAC (Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) 8000X. It was debuted in 1983 with a chunky price of $3995.

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Motorola claims to have spent approximately $100-million within its R&D time span of 15 years. It measured 13 x 1.75 x 3.5 inches, the DynaTAC 8000X featured an LED display and up to 30-minutes of talk time when fully charged.

It adorned tan/gray, tan, and dark gray body panels. Hit the gallery for more pics!

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Via: Techeblog