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Almost 40 years ago, Motorola debuted the DynaTAC 8000X the first mobile phone. With a price tag of $4,000, it was never destined to become a must-have for the general population.

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IBM announced the first smartphone in 1992, which wouldn’t be available for purchase for two more years. The Simon Personal Communicator (or SPC, commonly called IBM Simon) included many features familiar to modern smartphone users, such as a touch screen that required a stylus .

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1994: The Earliest Form of Smartphone Apps

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1994: The Earliest Form of Smartphone Apps

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One of the more revolutionary aspects of the SPC was that each phone came with a calendar, address book, calculator, email, notepad and other features.

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Starting that year, Nokia 6110 users could play Snake, a game developed by Finnish software engineer Taneli Armanto.

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Although the J-SH04 was limited to Japan, it represented the start of a love affair between phone users and photography.

And weighing just four ounces, the J-SHO4 was one step closer to today's sleek and slim phones.

Not surprisingly, the photo quality was nowhere near what modern smartphone users have come to expect: Its camera was only 110,000 pixels.

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2007: Apple Takes a Bite of the Smartphone Market

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2007: Apple Takes a Bite of the Smartphone Market

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2007 was a game-changer for smartphones. Steve Jobs announced the world’s first iPhone at January’s Macworld convention. The first iteration included a touchscreen, iPod, camera, full internet access capabilities and a wide LCD screen designed for video. It was sleek, lightweight and available in 4GB ($499) and 8GB ($599) models.

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The first Android smartphone was the HTC Dream, also known as the T-Mobile G1. A collaboration between HTC and Google, it ran on Android 1.0, the first version of the Android operating system.

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HOW HAS THE INVENTION/DISCOVERY CHANGE THE WORLD?

Smartphones have transformed communication, work, and entertainment, offering instant access to information, e-commerce, and mobile payments. They’ve revolutionized health tracking and content creation. However, concerns about privacy, addiction, and environmental impact remain. Despite challenges, smartphones have significantly impacted how we connect, work, and live.

HOW WOULD LIFE BE DIFFERENT WITHOUT THEM?

Life without smartphones would be vastly different. Communication would rely more on face-to-face interactions, landline phones, and traditional mail. People would need to use physical maps for navigation, and work would be less flexible, requiring more in-person meetings and office time. Entertainment would revolve around TV, radio, and books, and shopping would be more time-consuming with fewer online options. Without smartphones, we'd experience less instant access to information, social media, and real-time updates, leading to a slower, more deliberate pace of life, but also perhaps less distraction and more face-to-face connections.