The world’s first smartphone is now two decades old

17 August, 2014
The IBM Simon Personal Communicator went on sale in the United States on August 16, 1994.

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  • AnonD-191579
  • X{X
  • 17 Aug 2014

Every smartphone should down their head before this one because its the mother of all smartphones.

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    • 3D Beast
    • t1$
    • 17 Aug 2014

    Looks like a satellite phone but gotta praise this phone did a lot at that time.

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      • AnonD-214858
      • fuZ
      • 17 Aug 2014

      what make it smartphone if it doesnt have browser?

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        • AnonD-123996
        • HBI
        • 17 Aug 2014

        I remember used to have Ericsson T28s flip phone, green display with very ample amount of memory just to store contacts :) good old times old memories.

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          • AnonD-200220
          • KIB
          • 17 Aug 2014

          IBM should start making smartphones.lol

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            • AnonD-43136
            • 39x
            • 17 Aug 2014

            You could at least report this when the news is fresh. This was on BBC news on 15th August - a whole 2 days late GSM arena.

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              • E72
              • p6Q
              • 17 Aug 2014

              Symbian...great functionality but Nokia at a certain time forget about marketing directed to the masses...

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                • zz
                • 0Bk
                • 17 Aug 2014

                why Apple isn't suing IBM? (and apple fanboys raging about this? 1) it is smartphone (only apple is allowed to make those); 2) it is rectangle shaped (again - we all know that - according to fanboys and patent trolling - rectangle is Steve Jobs invention); 3) it has big screen (that also is rectangle) - are they kidding us ... such a copy cat that IMB >:(

                  The good old Simon.

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                    • Freeze.Game
                    • SvC
                    • 17 Aug 2014

                    Amazing! As inheritor of IBM's crown, how far Samsung has come since then. The Note 4 will be the natural successor to this early smartphone, and the first choice for rational buyers.

                    FG

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                      • Anonymous
                      • p2L
                      • 17 Aug 2014

                      i used to have it for 2 years since 1995

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                        • tVk
                        • 17 Aug 2014

                        My first handphone...

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                          • eli
                          • qbj
                          • 17 Aug 2014

                          This phone is 1/2 kilogram, that's heavy weight

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                            • AnonD-237024
                            • dQd
                            • 17 Aug 2014

                            Ahhh... what a legend!

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                              • 0Uh
                              • 17 Aug 2014

                              Better than the Iphone.