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Old advertisements for cell phones and smartphones (from the 1980s to the end of the 2000s)

Since Habra liked my post about old laptop ads, I decided not to stop at what I’ve done and collect video and print ads from mobile phones and smartphones from ancient times to 2010. Compared with my post on the topic of advertising laptops and laptops in the 80s and 90s, it turned out to find more video ads than beautiful print.

Of course, not all models are on the list, so if you have any other information on the topic in the bins, please post it in the comments.

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The release date of this wonderful phone CP-832 I could not find.
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1980s - Motorola promo video.



Australia, 1983. In the best quality was not found.

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Radio Shack CT-200 was sold in 1988. "It is convenient to carry from car to car or carry with you." In the pocket does not fit.

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1988, portable Radio Shack CT-300 mobile phone, more compact version of the CT-200.

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1989 - Centel



Cell phones Radio Shack, TV advertising in 1990.



This is not really an advertisement, but nevertheless this event has done its work. In Russia, Anatoly Sobchak, the mayor of St. Petersburg, made the first mobile cellular call. While in St. Petersburg Architect House, he scored his colleague, the mayor of Seattle. Phone in the hands of Sobchak - Nokia Mobira MD 59 NB2.



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The first smartphone can be called IBM Simon, created in 1993 and released for sale in 1994. He combined the features of a mobile phone, pager, PDA and fax, among the applications were a calendar, address book, world time, calculator, notepad, email and games. Keyboard - screen. Weight - more than 1 kg.

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In 1995, IBM Simon appeared in the film "Network."



Nokia 9000 Communicator began to be released in 1996. It was equipped with two monochrome displays: an internal with a resolution of 640 x 200 pixels and an external 50 x 38. Weight - 397 grams.



Advertising Nokia 638, produced in 1996. This phone was easier - just 241 grams. The battery was designed for 1 hour or 13 hours in standby mode. The company is positioning the phone as a high-tech device for a successful person.



The Ericsson R380 was the first device called the “smartphone” in the advertising campaign. Sales started in 2000. He was the first mobile device on Symbian OS.



Ericsson had such small phones that could fit in the palm of your hand. Hence the topic of this advertisement.



This is a print ad from Motorola and IBM for Business, 1998.

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Nokia 9210 released in 2002. I even remember how I wanted him. There was no money for such a miracle.



Benefon Twin supported the work of two SIM cards. year 2000.

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Benefon Dragon NMT 450i, 2000.

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HTC MTeoR, 2006.



September 2006 - Motorola Krzr. The camera - as much as 1.3 MP!

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In March 2007, the Nokia N95 appeared. The form factor is “brick”.



Several commercials for the first iPhone, 2007.



In May 2007, Nokia began selling the N76. He worked on the processor ARM 11 with a frequency of 369 MHz. The operating system is Symbian OS 9.2.

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In the same year, Samsung began selling the Ultra II line in Russia.

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LG Shine.



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iPhone 3G introduced in 2008. Like yesterday, isn't it?

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In 2009, Samsung released the first smartphone from the Galaxy line - i7500.



Advertising for the Russian market.



I didn’t include modern advertising of the phones, as this is a post of “nostalgia”.

By the way, what was your first phone?
My - Nokia 3110 .

It is interesting:
Advertising laptops of the 1980s and 1990s
Talking machine from the old cell phone
The Ten Best Mobile Phone Commercials Ever (US Edition)
Nokia Phone Museum

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/191640/


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