The 'first' of the phone

Here are some of the 'first' of technology in smartphone development history.

Today, the smartphone is cheap, medium or high-end, most still equipped with features such as camera, 3G, 4G, app store . They have almost become a necessary standard for with a smartphone. However, each of these technologies is marked by a special phone launched at different times in the history of smartphone development, not appearing simultaneously.

Here are some of the 'first' of technology in smartphone development history.

The first phone has a camera

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In May 1999, Kyocera VP-210 (VP stands for Visual Phone) - the first phone with a digital camera with a resolution of only 0.11 MP was released. This is an important and great breakthrough, though it can only store 20 photos at the same time.

Not long after that, the Samsung SCH-V200 and Sharp J-SH04 were also equipped with cameras.

The first phone with an official US camera is Sanyo SCP-5300 with a 0.3-dot camera, capable of capturing images with a resolution of 640 x 480.

First dual camera phone

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In July 2011, LG Optimus 3D - the first phone with 2 cameras in the back was released. The phone runs Android 2.2 Froyo and has 8GB ROM, dual camera in the back has 5MP resolution and is capable of taking photos with 3D effects.

Not long after that, HTC phones with dual cameras were also released.

The first phone has 3G

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There is currently no accurate information on the first 3G phone. Some of the devices listed on this list are NEC and Panasonic phones launched in 2001 in Japan. In the UK, the 2002 Motorola A820 was the first 3G phone to be officially sold.

Even the first iPhone launched in 2007 was not equipped with 3G.

The first phone has 4G

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HTC Max 4G is the first phone in the world with 4G first launched in Russia at the end of 2008. It runs Qualcomm 528MHz and Windows Mobile platform, 288MB RAM and 8GB ROM.

In the US, this title belongs to HTC Evo first launched in 2010. The device runs 1GHz Snapdragon platform and Android 2.1 Eclair, 4.3-inch screen, 480 x 800 resolution.

The first phone has an app store

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The first iPhone was launched in 2007, with no 3G, no third-party app support. One day before the iPhone 3G was released, the new App Store was officially launched to allow users to freely choose. number of game applications, and help programmers have the opportunity to grow.

By November 2008, the precursor of Play Store is now Android Market was officially introduced.

Far from history, the world's first online app market, i-mode, was first launched in Japan by NTT Docomo in 1999. At that time, the profit-sharing model for developers was profit sharing, integrated store into the applicable phone software.

More recently, Nokia Catalog was released in 2006, allowing Nokia devices running Symbian like Nokia N95 to have access to select and download 3rd party applications.

First waterproof phone

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One of the first phones introduced with water-resistance resistance, rather than water resistance is the Ericsson R310 launched in 2000 and Nokia 5140 launched in 2004.

By 2005, Casio G'zOne Type-R Outdoor Phone - the power capable of surviving up to 30 minutes underwater was released. However, it is only sold in limited territories.

By 2013, Sony Xperia Z with the ability to survive and be able to operate in the country normally was released. This is the first phone equipped with comprehensive protection technology when under water.

The first phone has a fingerprint sensor

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The first phone equipped with a fingerprint sensor was Pantech GI100, launched in 2004. Three years later (2007), the new Toshiba launched the G500 and G900, also equipped with fingerprint sensors.

In the US, Motorola Atrix is the first phone with a fingerprint sensor sold in 2011.

iPhone 5S launched in 2013 is the first iPhone Apple equipped with touch ID fingerprint sensor.

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