Counterclockwise: the phones that did it first

25 June 2017
Which phone had the first slow-mo camera? The first fingerprint reader? Which is the first waterproof phone? 

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  • 26 Jun 2017

[deleted post]Np thx

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    • 26 Jun 2017

    AnonD-450518, 26 Jun 2017Who was the first to have expandable storage? Was it Sony?It was Nokia who did the first storage

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      • 26 Jun 2017

      Htc one max was the first andriod phone with finger print scanner

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        • 26 Jun 2017

        donald rory, 25 Jun 2017they should include note 7 as the first exploding phonelmao xd

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          • 26 Jun 2017

          Anonymous, 25 Jun 2017The Casio Can 502S could be the first properly waterproof p... moreThats so old how am I supposed to know when 2005 Im still 2 years old lol

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            • YQe
            • 26 Jun 2017

            AnonD-42166, 25 Jun 2017Motorola Defy was the first "smartphone" to be waterproof. ... moreAmazing, your son. Thumbs up!

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              • 26 Jun 2017

              iPhones were exploding before the Note, still are come to think of it!

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                • 26 Jun 2017

                That moment you are first in doing something but no one remembers after a few decades unless an article like this is made. You will start to realize being first is not important. The one who have the last laugh is all the latest smartphone. Bragging rights is nice but really, not that amazing. Do people even care what the first tv is like anymore? What the first car? What the first computer? Nope. Nobody give an F about it. Past is past. Nice article anyway. Although, I see many keep pointing out there are other device more 'first' than the one shown here. Just chill guys.

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                  • 26 Jun 2017

                  Peter-B, 25 Jun 2017The S10 was apparently also the first phone (1997) to have ... moreYour own base got it too, though it says 1998 ;)
                  http://www.gsmarena.com/siemens_s10-86.php

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                    • 26 Jun 2017

                    AnonD-450518, 26 Jun 2017Who was the first to have expandable storage? Was it Sony?Using the base in here:
                    http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMax=2000&idCardslot=1

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                      • Aadrian
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                      • 26 Jun 2017

                      AnonD-450518, 26 Jun 2017Who was the first to have expandable storage? Was it Sony?Could be, or maybe Siemens.

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                        • 26 Jun 2017

                        Who was the first to have expandable storage? Was it Sony?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • QCM
                          • 26 Jun 2017

                          donald rory, 25 Jun 2017they should include note 7 as the first exploding phoneCoool! They should add it.

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                            • 25 Jun 2017

                            What about the 2011 HTC Evo 3D and its dual lens camera? That's two years before Nokia.

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                              • 25 Jun 2017

                              Motorola Defy was the first "smartphone" to be waterproof. I was scared to put it underwater. My son who was 9 at the time took an underwater video of his goldfish when I wasn't around. Was an awesome phone that.

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                                • Wolfy
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                                • 25 Jun 2017

                                TBH this was really interesting

                                  Dario, 25 Jun 2017Siemens S10 active from 1998 was waterproofThe S10 was apparently also the first phone (1997) to have a color screen - an impressive 4 colors! There's plenty of other firsts we can cover in future articles.

                                  (German link) http://www.t-online.de/handy/smartphone/id_42871378/sid_40868764/si_7/handy-die-meilensteine-des-mobilfunks.html

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • uq5
                                    • 25 Jun 2017

                                    In the end its not about which phone the first, but the best implementation of features..

                                      Finally someone told apple fanboys true about "innovation s. Thanks GSMARENA

                                        Anonymous, 25 Jun 2017Silly kid,i use n S4 n charge it wirelessly just google s4 ... moreIt didn't natively some with wireless charging, though. You need to modify it in some way to get it to charge wirelessly