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Cell Phones- A Walk Down Memory Lane


By Byron Reynolds


You love your phone, because you practically use it everyday- for your emails, social networking, photography, browsing, texting etc. But that wasnt always the case. Just over a decade ago, phones were a big deal and owning one would turn many heads. But things have changed. Having a phone is the norm and you are considered unlucky if you dont own one.

Lets take this walk together and see just how far mobile phones have come since they were first thought of. Starting from the ergonomics, monochrome displays were the in-thing slightly over a decade ago. Then they started getting some color, and increasing in size. Right now we have super-AMOLED and Retina displays that are simply too wowing to describe. And the size- well what started as a two-line display is now a 2.4 standard for a phone with a hardware keypad or keyboard, but for touch, 4.3 is not too far from being considered ordinary like with the EVO 4G.

The ergonomics have also changed over time, but not dramatically. Bar-shape is what started the race, and even now, it is still in it. Of course some have come and gone, and right now we have sliders, dual sliders, flip and swivel. Others like the Backflip for Motorola do not have words to adequately describe them. A new development that is not too old is with touchscreen phones. Most people consider a touchscreen a necessity when it comes to a phone, simply because its flashy. Capacitive and resistive screens are a representation of what the future has to offer. But hardware keypads and keyboards are still a thing of the present and wont go anywhere for a long time to come.

When it comes to the features, they have become too many to list in a single text. Back in the days, telephony and text messaging was enough to keep you happy, but now a great phone must have Bluetooth, 3G, WI-FI, a decent camera, GPS, an OS, an elaborate browser and a huge memory for storage. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Cell phones are taking over as the all rounded gadgets that eliminate the need to have things such as iPods and media players, still cameras, camcorders, and GPS systems. Whether or not these devices will be phased out altogether is still a debate in session.

The there is the pricing of the cell phones. Well right now, you can easily afford a basic cell phone for less than $50. But when you want the best in the market, you should be prepared with a lot more, like $700 for the iPhone. If within reach, the Gresso Luxor adorned in precious metals and stones could be worth your while. Affording this is something we cannot do even in multiple lifetimes so we take a pass on that. But yes, its good to know theres such a cell phone if you ever want it.




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