30 Years of Cell Phone Birth: Prices Drop from $4000 to $200

Leading Words: Savings.com, an international blogging website, published an information chart, reviewed the development of mobile phone technology in the past 30 years, and also looked forward to changes in mobile phone technology in the next 10 years.

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The development of mobile phones in the past 30 years is believed to have never escaped people’s eyes. From mobile devices that look like building materials to today's ultra-slim smart phones, consumers are enjoying the convenience of more and more features while the cost of mobile phones is still falling.

Many people may still remember the days when the mobile phone was difficult to bring to people's convenience. At that time, it was necessary to push the “big brother” who weighed several kilograms with a push-cart, and then hoisted it to the user with a hoist. Fortunately, these days are all gone, and each new mobile phone now has a series of new features and is more cost-effective than ever.

A simple and easy-to-understand infographic outlines the dramatic changes in mobile technology over the past three decades. It first appeared on the blogging website Savings. Com above. This chart, called "The Shrinking Price of Mobile," describes the dramatic changes in handset functionality over time and began with the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X mobile phone, which costs $3,995.

DynaTAC 8000X has almost no other functions except for making calls. The talk time is 1 hour and can store up to 30 numbers. The phone weighs 2 pounds (about 0.9 kilograms), so some people joked that each time you use it, you can exercise your arm strength.

The chart also looks forward to the development of mobile technology in 2020. The author expects the price of the mobile phone to be around US$200 in the future (in fact, the current price of the mid-range mobile phone is already about US$200). In addition to having all the functions of today, it has stronger endurance and electronic payment. But just like Savings. According to com, this is not all good news for consumers. Although the cost of mobile phones has dropped, due to the increasing number of features, monthly fees will remain high.