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A Call from the Past - 10 Years of Mobile Phone Development
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Timeline: 2003
2003
- This was the year when mobile phones bade farewell to its monochrome days and got an internal makeover in a 'big way' with the introduction of colored displays. The typical thought of more is better will once more be another focus for many years to come, and devices such as the Blackberry 7230 and of course, there are the offerings from Nokia, such as the Nokia 3530 as reviewed during that period.
- 2003 is considered by some to be the start of the multimedia age for mobile phones as the popularity of colored displays and integrated camera phones allowed one to share their media via an online network. Strictly speaking, camera phones have been making its rounds on the market way back in the early 90s, but what triggered open the floodgate for camera phones was Philippe Kahn who has been credited for creating the first camera phone solution sharing pictures instantly on public networks.
The infinite possibilities of shared experiences with a few taps of your fingers drove the high demand and supply of camera phones as seen by 2003. The Samsung SGH-V200 showcased a series of features that set itself as the forerunner when it comes with a 65K-color TFT LCD screen. More importantly, the V200 presented a very immediate accurate prediction of things to come for the mobile phone division with its integrated camera and polyphonic ring tone that will become another yardstick for future devices.
- Product placement is nothing new, but for the gadget lovers and geek fanbase, the Samsung SPH-n270 was a pretty exciting device even though it never did hit our retail outlets due to the nature of its network band support (PCS CDMA frequency). The reason? It's the "Matrix Reloaded" phone. Forget about features and functions. This was THE phone used by Neo in his fight to save humankind from the machines.
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