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thumb|Electrical engineer Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first publicized handheld mobile phone call on a prototype DynaTAC model on April 3, 1973. This is a reenactment in 2007.

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Mobile phone.name
DynaTAC
Mobile phone.image
DynaTAC8000X.jpg
Mobile phone.caption
A DynaTAC 8000X, the first commercially available handheld mobile phone from 1984
Mobile phone.manufacturer
Motorola
Mobile phone.networks
Advanced Mobile Phone System or GSM on Ameritech
Mobile phone.available
April 1984 (wide availability)
Mobile phone.successor
MicroTAC
Mobile phone.form
Brick
Mobile phone.size
Height
Mobile phone.charging
10 Hours
Mobile phone.display
LED or vacuum fluorescent display
Mobile phone.input
Push-button
Mobile phone.made_in
USA

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Image
DynaTAC8000X.jpg
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publication date
1983-09-21
inception
1973-00-00
Commons category
Motorola DynaTAC
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Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Publications
  • Description
  • Variants{{anchor|Motorola Tough Talker}}
  • Legacy
  • Portability
  • Accessories
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

thumb|Electrical engineer Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first publicized handheld mobile phone call on a prototype DynaTAC model on April 3, 1973. This is a reenactment in 2007.

The DynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola from 1983 to 1994. Unveiled on March 6, 1983, the DynaTAC was the first commercially available handheld cellular phone. A full charge took roughly 10 hours, and it offered 30 minutes of talk time. It also offered a LED display for dialing or recall of one of 30 phone numbers. It was priced at US$3,995 in 1984, its commercial release year, equivalent to $ in .

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