Brazil: a story told by cell phones

Human history has always been told from the objects we use. With the intense pace of change, the old and the new succeed each other very quickly, profoundly transforming our perception of the passage of time. A good example of this can be told when we think about the recent history of cell phones.

Today, it is easy to see the powerful smartphones with touch screens, high-speed 4G connections, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and even barometer as commonplace. But it is interesting to remember the humble origins we had, from the time of the “bricks“, from the distant past of the pocket phones we have today. before the iPhones e Galaxys, we passed huge cell phones, with antennas, flips and batteries that lasted a week.

The 90's represent a completely different world than the one we live in today. And, in Brazil, it was told like this:

Motorola PT-550

O Motorola PT-550 was the first cell phone in Brazil, arriving along with the mobile phone network in Rio de Janeiro in 1990. Most of you will remember it as the brick, with more than 22 centimeters and 348 grams – or 2,7 times the weight of the iPhone 6.

Until then? It only showed 7 digits and some system alerts. The battery at least was comparable to the current ones, and it only lasted 15 hours in stand-by.

Motorola StarTAC

Inspired by the communicator that the crew of the ship Star Trek used in the American series of 1966, and in that same year the Motorola StarTAC, the successor to PT-550. Instantly, he became the rage among executives.

The first flip phone in history, it was small and light, measuring 9,4 cm by 5,5 cm and weighing 88 grams – smaller and lighter than most current models. And it still brought a new function: it was one of the first models to have the option of vibrating instead of ringing.

Nokia 6110 and 5110

in the year following the Nokia arrived with the 6110. It was the beginning of the bar cell phone era. One of the highlights was the powerful 84 by 48 pixel monochrome screens – to compare, the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S6 is 2560 x 1440 pixels. O 6110 it also featured a shorter, fixed antenna, which were becoming more common at the time and would quickly be replaced by fully internal antennas. And, most importantly, he already came with the snake game.

Already Nokia 5110, developed for the mass consumption market, it also had the option of different colors of colored covers, which facilitated the identification (and interest) with the younger audience.

Nokia 3310

The early 2000s were dominated by affordable cell phones from Nokia – known both for their almost endless battery, and for their resistance to make anyone envious. One of the first successes of the brand was the model 3310.

In addition to the battery brick, which reached an absurd 245 hours in stand-by, was also famous for the game snake II, popularly known as “snake”, and which was present in several models of the Nokia as 1100.

Siemens A55/ C60 (Sandy and Junior Mobile)

With the advent of polyphonic sounds, ringtones that resembled music were in vogue. THE Clear and Siemens decided to take advantage and made a partnership with the duo Sandy and Junior, in high among the youth of the time, to sell their models A55 e C60, aimed at teenagers.

Nokia N-Gage

If on the one hand the Nokia it did the nest egg on the cheap models, it didn't do badly on the more powerful models. O N-Gage was a mix of smartphone and handheld console, popularized by GameBoy in the late 90s. It was created specifically for gaming – and it was amazing. There were 64 games produced for the model, which is not a lot, but it was much better than the classic game from snake of models like the 2280, of the same year.

Motorola RAZR V3

O RAZR it was a revolution for 2004. At only 1,3 cm thick, it was a very thin cell phone for the time, mainly because it was flipped. The color screen and the front display, a fad at the time for models in this format, were also highlighted.

O V3 drew attention wherever he went, and was a huge success in sales. Therefore, many versions were made even more striking than the original, such as one with a hot pink metallic cover and another gold, signed by the brand. Dolce & Gabbana.

Nokia 1110

O 1110 is one of the most successful cell phones in the world. Nokia. The success is so great that it is even the best-selling cell phone of all time, with 250 million units sold. The model line was more basic, and even for the time it came with almost nothing, but at a very affordable price – which was great in the Brazilian market and quickly made the model popular.

Sony Ericsson Walkman W800i

O Sony Ericsson W800i it was the first cell phone of the line Walkman, and it was not named for nothing. In addition to a cell phone, the cell phone also functioned as a MP3 players. The 34 MB internal memory wasn't enough to play many songs, but it came with a 512 MB memory card – a fine thing for the time.

LG Chocolate

While the Nokia strengthened with the basics, the LG Chocolate was successful with the chic design. The slider was the first in the series Black Label, which also had the models Shine e Secret. Worldwide, it has sold more than 7,5 million units.

Apple iPhone

In 2007, Steve Jobs forever changed the world of cell phones. the launch of iPhone revolutionized the market and nailed how smartphones would be from then on. And the success was immediate: more than 1,3 million units were sold in the first six months alone.

It was not the first smartphone, that honor goes to the IBM Simon 1995, but it will surely be one of the most remembered. After the release, new versions appeared annually. The last one was the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus, launched at the end of last year.

Motorola Milestone

The smartphone Motorola Milestones (known like Motorola Droid in the United States) was an icon for those who raised the flag of the Android em 2009. With a 3,7-inch touchscreen, it still had a retractable QUWERTY physical keyboard, which made the smartphone look like a mini computer. The model ran version 2.0 of the Android and had a 5 megapixel camera.

Samsung Galaxy S

three years after the iPhone, Korea's response to smartphones began. O Samsung Galaxy S The original reached a cost of R$ 2.400 reais, considered expensive at the time, but with features not present in the competitor of Apple , as a receiver for television signal.

Today

The battle between Apple e Samsung remains strong, with both companies representing the latest in mobile technology. Launched last year, the models iPhone 6 e 6 iPhone Plus da Apple  gained two strong competitors in terms of technical specifications and design: the models Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, launched in April by Samsung. To compete with the iPhone 6, Samsung also adopted a strategy of dividing the year between 2 major launches: one for the smartphone line (Galaxy), the other for the phablet line (Galaxy Note).

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