Historic Photographs - In 1992, the first smartphone is released. IBM's Simon launched at $899 and featured a 4.5 in LCD touch screen. The phone was ahead of its time as it
Marcus Leshock - The IBM Simon, known as the world's first smartphone, was announced 26 years ago today! It had a black and white display and about 1.8mb of storage. They sold
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IBM on X: "Some fun facts about IBM Simon—the original smartphone—released in 1994: http://t.co/WSBTZSPlSp http://t.co/hTjICr5C41" / X
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