Cellphones have expanded and developed exponentially in the past few decades. In an era of pocket PCs and video calls, it’s hard to imagine what else cellphones could be capable of. A timeline from the team at Ooma shows us that not only have the look and functions of cellphones changed, but prices have fluctuated too.
The timeline is full of specifics, but we can categorize some of the major changes.
Early Cellphones: $1000 - $3,995
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X: $3,995
IBM Simon: $1,099
Motorola StarTAC: $1,000
Keyboard Phones: $150 - $849
Nokia N-Gage: $299
BlackBerry Pearl: $435
Motorola Q: $150
LG Prada II: $549
LG Prada: $849
Smartphones: $499 - $1,149
Apple iPhone: $499
Samsung Galaxy S: $399
Nokia N8: $549
Apple iPhone 7: $749
Apple iPhone X 256 GB: $1,149
Samsung Galaxy S7 128 GB: $795
Apple iPhone 14: $799
Samsung Galaxy S22: $799
infographic by: www.ooma.com
