Mobile telephone Motorola DynaTac Cellular One Brick, 1993
Plastic housing, rubber, akku battery / GSM technology
(H x W x D)33,5 × 4,5 × 8,4 cm
Place of originIllinois
Status
on display, room 037 About the workIn 1983, the DynaTAC 8000X from American electronics company Motorola was the first commercial mobile telephone. Back in 1973, the designer Rudy Krolopp had begun developing a device with integrated dialling, speaking and listening functions; its appearance was reminiscent of a radiotelephone. For this phone to function, a new mobile network also had to be installed, which took a long time. Back then, the mobile phone weighed 794 grams, cost 3995 US dollars and – thanks to a rechargeable battery – could be used for calls lasting up to one hour. The first mobile phone in Germany, the Motorola International 3200, was only launched in 1992.
AccessionGift 2022
ProvenanceBis 2022 Privatsammlung; 2022 erworben durch Schenkung von privat
Inventory numberP 2023-1