In pictures: The history of mobile phones

Take a stroll down memory lane and see the evolution of the mobile phone, from its humble beginnings with the Motorola DynaTAC in 1983 to the Apple iPhone 3GS in 2009!

Optical zoom: Samsung G800 (2008)


The first mobile phone released in Australia to feature a five-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom, the Samsung G800 was supposed to represent a huge step forward for the camera phone market. Unfortunately, it never took off — it’s the only camera phone with optical zoom that's been released in Australia. Although the G800 was chunky, its zoom performance was excellent for a mobile phone and combined with a Xenon flash it took reasonable low light photos.

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