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In 1984, Motorola launched the world’s first commercially available handheld cellular phone, the DynaTAC 8000X. Popularly known as “The Brick”, it measured 300 × 44 × 89 mm (13“ × 1.75“ × 3.5“) and weighed a hefty 785 g (2 lb).
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Wheen, A. (2010). The mobile revolution. In: Dot-Dash to Dot.Com. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6760-2_12
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