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!

Snap on, snap off: Nokia 5110 (1998)


In the late 1990s, Nokia's candybar-style mobile phones were all the rage. Undoubtedly the most popular of these was the 5110, one of the first phones to introduce snap-on, coloured covers. The 5110 was well known for its excellent build quality and good battery life and was one of the first phones to feature the wildly popular Snake game.

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