Motorola StarTAC - Wikipedia
WEBMotorola StarTAC. The StarTAC is a series of mobile phones released by Motorola starting in 1996. It is the successor of the MicroTAC, a semi- clamshell design first launched in 1989. [2] Whereas the MicroTAC's flip folded down from below the keypad, the StarTAC folded up from above the display.
Legendary Motorola StarTAC: Revisiting the world's first flip …
WEBJul 2, 2020 — On Jan. 3, 1996, Motorola introduced the StarTAC, which was made of black plastic (this colorful version came a couple years later). It was the world's first flip phone and it cost $1,000.
The Gadget We Miss: The Motorola StarTAC - Medium
WEBMay 31, 2013 — Announced in 1996, the Motorola StarTAC phone was everything that other phones were not: sleek, small and stylish. Described by the company as a “wearable cellular telephone”, it was the...
Classic Motorola Phones that rocked the tech world - Stuff
WEBApr 26, 2024 — At a ‘more affordable’ US$1000, the Star Trek communicator-like StarTAC was veritably microscopic compared to its predecessors, weighing just 88g, with an innovative clamshell design which inspired phone designs for years to come.
Remember when we wore cell phones on belts? This Motorola phone ... - CNET
WEBAug 30, 2020 — The original Motorola StarTAC was the sleek, bleeding edge of cell phone communication when it debuted in 1996 for $1,000. Motorola Archives. It wasn't until Jan. 6, 1996, that the black...
Motorola StarTAC - Mobile phone history
WEBJun 11, 2020 — When Motorola launched the StarTAC in 1996, it was the smallest and lightest mobile phone on the planet. Not only that, it redefined the whole idea of what a mobile phone should look like. Its neat, clam shell design was a taste of things to come.
Classic handsets: the Motorola StarTAC - Mobile Industry Review
WEBMay 8, 2015 — However, everything changed in 1996 when Motorola launched the StarTAC, the first clamshell phone, which would soon become the must have gadget of the decade. On its release, the StarTAC 85 was the smallest and lightest handset we’d ever seen, and signalled the start of an era of smaller and slimmer handset design, even turning the phone into ...
Motorola StarTAC Introduced - This Day in Tech History
WEBJan 3, 2024 — Motorola introduces the StarTAC, the first clamshell flip cell phone. The smallest and lightest cell phone available at the time, the StarTAC’s “wearability” made it one of the first cell phones to achieve mainstream popularity.
Motorola StarTAC (1996) - Retromobe
WEBJan 9, 2016 — Twenty years ago, mobile phones were big brick-like affairs. But in January 1996, Motorola changed people’s perceptions with the Motorola StarTAC clamshell phone – a device that was half the weight of the competition, …
Random Access Memories: Motorola StarTAC: 1996 - Stuff
WEBNov 16, 2021 — Ah, the classic flip phone everyone owned! No, hang on – what is this abomination? The Motorola RAZR, with that oh-so-satisfying SNAP when closed, remains forever lodged in the public consciousness. But it was no pioneer when it rocked up in 2004, eight years behind Motorola’s own StarTAC.