PDA Type: Smartphone

Ericsson R380

The first commercial smartphone Quick facts Introduction Released in 2000, the Ericsson R380 is often referred to as “the first smartphone”. While that description is not entirely wrong, it is also somewhat simplified. From a functional point of view, the IBM Simon, released as early as 1994, combined mobile phone and PDA functionality long before … Read more

IBM Simon

The world’s first smartphone Quick facts Background Back in 1992, the world was a very different place. Mobile phones were primarily used by business professionals who could afford the high per-minute fees charged by cellular network operators, and handheld computers such as the Psion Series 3 had only just appeared. It was in this context … Read more