These were the classic flip phones that everyone used (and we miss them

Microtac Motorola. Motorola Microtac Elite IT History Society The Motorola MicroTAC line, launched on April 25, 1989, as the successor to the DynaTAC Fun fact: the phone didn't need an external antenna but Motorola's marketing team understood people thought external antennas provided a more reliable service, so they included a fake one.

Motorola MicroTAC 9800X pocket cellular telephone. Analog 1989 flip
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It was a completely new design that was used for numerous Motorola mobile phones until 1998 The software was the most advanced for its time, and boasted multiple applications

Motorola MicroTAC 9800X pocket cellular telephone. Analog 1989 flip

The MicroTAC introduced a new "flip" design, where the "mouthpiece" folded over the keypad, although on later production the "mouthpiece" was actually located in the base of the phone, along with the ringer. In 1989, Motorola upped the status symbol ante by releasing the first "flip phone," the MicroTAC 9800x In spite of a price tag of $3000, or £1765, the MicroTAC was well received.

Ecco tutti i cellulari che hanno cambiato la storia della telefonia. The MicroTAC single-handedly inspired the later clamshell phone design, and could just about slip into regular pockets with relative ease. It was a completely new design that was used for numerous Motorola mobile phones until 1998

Motorola MicroTAC 9800X pocket cellular telephone. Analog 1989 flip. The software was the most advanced for its time, and boasted multiple applications The Motorola MicroTAC is a cellular phone first manufactured as an analog version in 1989