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Nokia 3310
Nokia 8210
Sony Ericsson R600
Nokia 7210
Sony Ericsson T610
LG U8120
Samsung D500
Samsung D600
Nokia N73
Samsung U700
Apple iPhone 3G
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Sony Ericsson W995
Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HD
Blackberry Bold 9900
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Apple iPhone 5
LG Nexus 5
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Apple iPhone 5s
Motorola X Style
Apple iPhone 6s
Samsung Galaxy S8+
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Google Pixel 2 XL
Apple iPhone X
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Samsung Galaxy S21
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple iPhone 13 mini
 
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Bloody hell mate that’s going to be a long list. But I’ll just summarize from first phone to iPhone 14PM

First phone I had was an Orange Nokia cellphone back in the UK. Then yearly I upgraded.
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Motorola 120c
Nokia 3310
Nokia N-Gage
Sony Ericsson T610
BlackBerry 7230
iPhone 3G
and then every other iPhone since. 😃
 
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For me, the iphone 3G was my very first smartphone to own back then. Prior to that i just had a simple Motorola razor flip phone. Ever since the 3G, I had every iterations except the 5 and 5S. Also didn't get the Original iPhone
 
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ATT Nokia candy bar with no color screen
ATT Nokia candy bar with color screen
Sprint clamshell samsung
Sprint clamshell LG maybe?
Sprint Katana
Boost Mobile Galaxy Prevail
Verizon BlackBerry 8330
Verizon LG Lotus
Verizon Moto Droid X2
Verizon Galaxy s3
Verizon IPhone 4
Verizon iPhone 5
Verizon iPhone 5c
Three UK Sony Xperia
Verizon Galaxy Note 5
Verizon Galaxy s5
Three UK iPhone 6
Three UK iPhone 7
T-Mobile XR
T-Mobile 11p
T-Mobile 13p
T-Mobile 14p

I always buy my iPhones directly from Apple. I haven’t financed a phone since early days.
 
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Motorola razor v3m - The Verizon wireless version -2007

Samsung Alias 2 - 2009 - This was the coolest 'dumb phone' in the world (in my opinion). The keyboard buttons had e-ink screens in them and changed based on need. you could also open it vertically or horizontally.

2013 - I lived in the Philippines for two years and had a literally no-name china 'dumb phone'

Galaxy S5 - 2015

iPhone X - 2018

iPhone 14 Pro Max - 2022
 
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Nokia 6110
Nokia 6210
Nokia N-Gage
Nokia E70
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone X
iPhone XS
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro

I am a developer, so I keep every device I purchased. This way I can test my apps on older devices and iOS versions. The ones no longer supported become used collection items for me.
 
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Oh lord, this his won’t be in time order but…

BlackBerry Pearl 8130
BlackBerry Curve 8330
BlackBerry Storm
BlackBerry Bold 9900
BlackBerry Z10
BlackBerry Q5
Palm Pre
Palm Pixi
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate
Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S7
HTC Desire Z
HTC One M7
HTC M8 my favourite Android of all time)
LG Nexus 5
LG V20
OnePlus One
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
iPhone 4S White
iPhone 5S white/gold
iPhone 6S Plus rose gold
iPhone 7 Plus Jet Black
iPhone X white
iPhone 11 Pro Max Green
iPhone 13 Pro sierra blue
iPhone 14 Pro deep purple

Can you tell I worked in the industry for several years? Lol
 
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I didn’t have a cell phone (or smartphone) before my first iPhone, but I had used Palm PDAs since around 2000. After iOS finally gained copy&paste in 2009, I bought an iPhone 3GS.
 
aenflex said:
ATT Nokia candy bar with no color screen
ATT Nokia candy bar with color screen
Sprint clamshell samsung
Sprint clamshell LG maybe?
Sprint Katana
Boost Mobile Galaxy Prevail
Verizon BlackBerry 8330
Verizon LG Lotus
Verizon Moto Droid X2
Verizon Galaxy s3
Verizon IPhone 4
Verizon iPhone 5
Verizon iPhone 5c
Three UK Sony Xperia
Verizon Galaxy Note 5
Verizon Galaxy s5
Three UK iPhone 6
Three UK iPhone 7
T-Mobile XR
T-Mobile 11p
T-Mobile 13p
T-Mobile 14p

I always buy my iPhones directly from Apple. I haven’t financed a phone since early days.
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aenflex said:
ATT Nokia candy bar with no color screen
ATT Nokia candy bar with color screen
Sprint clamshell samsung
Sprint clamshell LG maybe?
Sprint Katana
Boost Mobile Galaxy Prevail
Verizon BlackBerry 8330
Verizon LG Lotus
Verizon Moto Droid X2
Verizon Galaxy s3
Verizon IPhone 4
Verizon iPhone 5
Verizon iPhone 5c
Three UK Sony Xperia
Verizon Galaxy Note 5
Verizon Galaxy s5
Three UK iPhone 6
Three UK iPhone 7
T-Mobile XR
T-Mobile 11p
T-Mobile 13p
T-Mobile 14p

I always buy my iPhones directly from Apple. I haven’t financed a phone since early days.
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klasma said:
I didn’t have a cell phone (or smartphone) before my first iPhone, but I had used Palm PDAs since around 2000. After iOS finally gained copy&paste in 2009, I bought an iPhone 3GS.
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That reminded me I had a Palm but unfortunately one day it was in my soft briefcase on my office floor and I stepped on it. It did not crack but it never functioned properly after that. Using that small stylus...wow.
 
I don’t remember the names of any of the feature phones I had before my first iPhone, but I remember all the phones I’ve had since I got an iPhone.

iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
Nexus One
iPhone 4
HTC ThunderBolt
Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4
Moto X (1st gen)
iPhone 5S
Moto X (2nd gen)
Galaxy S7 Edge
iPhone SE (2016)
iPhone 7
Galaxy S8
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro

Did my best to put them all in the order I got them, but for a little while I was buying a few phones a year so not exactly sure when they all lined up.
 
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Path? What path? I had one smartphone (HTC Touch Pro) in 2009 and then got the iPhone 5 in 2012.

To acclimate myself to iOS I got a 3GS in 2011 and carried it alongside my HTC Touch Pro.

I went from the 5 in 2012 to the 6+ in February 2015, to the 6s+ in September 2015. From there it was the Pixel 3a XL in 2019 and the 11 Pro Max in 2021.

But, except for the 6+ which I traded in, I still have every phone I gotten over the years. Plus the 4 and 4s.

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Note, I'm not counting the flip phones from 1999 to 2009. Those weren't smartphones.
 
When iPhone came out exclusive to AT&T that’s why I hated them. I was on Nextel sprint. Once sprint got the iPhone 4S I had to get that. The rest was history. Deep inside I wanted an iPhone but spoke so much about them. Hated Apple. Now look. iPhones iPods macs iPads all over my household. Love Apple products.
 
I had a mixture of flip phones and some windows phones before this but I have no idea on the models.
Palm Pre
HTC EVO 4G
Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14 Pro Max

My reasons for swapping over to iPhone were most of the people I interact with use them so iMessage and Facetime are useful and the software finally got good enough in iOS 14 to be usable I could never stand how home screens were managed in iOS before that point. I also really enjoy my apple watch and iPad pro the integration between all of it is nice. Another iPhone selling point for me is the wide frequency band coverage they are better for travel than their flagship android counterparts.
 
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My first phone was my only phone until I turned 18, that’s why the three year gap until 2007 LOL. I was on “feature“ phones until the original iPhone made touchscreens and smartphones prevalent. I previously had no interest in the Palm, Treo, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, etc type smartphones and they were typically marketed towards business as I remember. When I eventually did get my first smartphone I opted for Android.

As an Engineering student at the time, I was attracted to the customization and ROM flashing capabilities. But over the years, the platforms have matured and I noticed Google pushing Android to be more iOS like in certain areas. Believe it or not, the straw that broke camel‘s back for me was Google replacing Google Play Music with YouTube Music. Google Play Music previously had a feature called “identify what’s playing” and YouTube music did not replicate the feature at all. I used that feature daily. Well iPhones have Shazam identification built in and that was it for me, bought my first iPhone on 2020 and haven’t looked back.

Kyocera K9 (2004)
Nokia 6030 (2007)
Samsung SGH-T629 (2007)
LG Voyager Titanium (2008)
Motorola Droid (2010)
Motorola Droid Razr Mazz (2012)
Motorola X 1st Gen (2013)
Motorola X 2nd Gen (2014)
Motorola Droid Turbo (2015)
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 (2015)
Google Pixel XL (2016)
Google Pixel 2 XL (2018)
Google Pixel 4 XL (2019)
iPhone 12 Pro (2020)
iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021)
iPhone 14 Pro Max (2022)
 
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  1. Motorola MicroTAC 650e - 1996/1997ish
  2. Nokia 5110 - 1999ish
  3. Motorola V600 - early 2004
  4. Sony Ericsson T637 - October 2004
  5. Motorola RAZR V3 - September 2005
  6. Motorola RAZR V3 - January 2006


SMART PHONES



  1. Apple iPhone 3G (16GB White) - June 2008
  2. Blackberry Tour 9630 - July 2009
  3. HTC EVO 4G - July 2010
  4. Apple iPhone 5 (32GB Slate)- September 2012
  5. Apple iPhone 6+ (64GB Space Gray) - September 2014
  6. Apple iPhone 6s+ (128GB Space Gray)- June 2016
  7. Apple iPhone X (256GB Space Gray) - November 2017
  8. Apple iPhone 11 Pro (256GB Silver) - September 2019
  9. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max (256GB silver) - November 2020
  10. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max (512GB sierra blue) - September 2021
  11. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max (512GB Deep Purple) - September 2022


I left my first iPhone because all my friends at the time had Blackberries and I didn’t want to miss out on BBM and the notification LEDs. I tried my only Android after that and the HTC EVO was the longest smartphone I kept. I almost stayed with Android at the time because the Samsung S series phones seemed so much better than what was on the iPhone at the time. I went back to Apple because the iPhone 5 had the new larger screen and modern look and I was curious to try iOS again.
 
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Nokia 1110 (or 1112, not sure which)
Haier A600
iPod Touch
iPhone 4
Samsung Galaxy Note (I'm not even sure which one)
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5S
iPhone 6
iPhone 7 Plus (broke it)
Nokia 105 (2017)
iPhone 7
iPhone 13 Pro

I still have the Nokia 105 for my other local SIM. The gold iPhone 5S was beautiful. The jump from iPhone 7 to 13 Pro was pretty significant. I'm still loving using it.

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Nokia 1110

I remember vividly the Nokia 6108 my dad had and the early Motorola Razr my mum had when I was a kid.

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Nokia 6108
 
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This is fun!

- First smartphone was a grey T-Mobile Sidekick II in high school
- Upgraded to a white Blackberry Pearl in college
- iPhone 3GS during my 3rd year of college

Since then I've been 100% iPhone
- 4S
- 5
- 5S
- 6
- 7 Plus and a 7
- X
- 13 Mini
 
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