How much did the first commercial mobile phone cost?
Technology hard Data from 1983
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The answer
$3,995
Roughly $4K.
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X launched in 1983 at $3,995 — roughly $12,000 in today’s money. It weighed 790 grams, held 30 numbers, and gave 30 minutes of talk time for ten hours of charging.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Motorola historical product records |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1983 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | dollars |
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