Today the most used gadget in the world is smartphone. Which is now developing at a very fast pace. New smartphone models are coming in the market almost every day. Now starting from dual screen phones to various foldable screen smartphones are available in the market. But do you know what the world’s first smartphone looked like? If you don’t know then let’s take a detailed look at the name of the world’s first smartphone along with its features in this report today.
Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone model and undoubtedly laid the foundations of modern smartphone design. But, in 1992, International Business Machines (IBM) launched a smartphone with computer features. And this was the world’s first smartphone, named IBM Simon. Note that it took time from 1993 to 1994 for this device to reach the market. However, this smartphone could not become popular due to its high price.
Nowadays smartphones are very thin and light. But the IBM Simon weighed 510 grams. Also this device was 1.5 inches thick. Around fifty thousand units of the world’s first smartphone were sold after launch. But in October 1995, the production of this device was stopped.
This brick-sized device featured a green 3-inch touch screen. And it was priced at 899 dollars i.e. more than 60,000 rupees in Indian currency.
A keypad was also provided in this device made by BelSelf. With the help of which users could also write notes if they wanted. Apart from features like sending faxes, receiving faxes, mapping and spreadsheets, gaming options were also present in this smartphone. The device was reportedly launched on 16 August 1994 and was later available in the Indian market as well.
