Your Phone Timeline

[TechnoLawyer]

The order of a few below may be wrong. Here's as best as I can recall:

Random Nokia
Some Motorola/Nextel thing with push to talk
Another Random Nokia I think
Kyocera something or other. First camera phone, was a flip and had a color screen (also a first for me). I remember it had a good port of Pacman built in, complete with the original music.
Some phone that flipped open to have a full keyboard
Older school blackberry
Moto Razr somewhere in here (the original)
Moto Q
Old school blackberry
Blackberry curve 1
I think Blackberry curve 2
Blackberry Bold
Blackberry Storm (worst phone I've ever owned, hands down)
Blackberry Torch
Galaxy S2
Note 2
LG G2
Nexus 5 (atrocious battery; would be dead by lunchtime often)
Nexus 6 (second worst; audio issues, screen issues, and laggy as all hell because Google introduced storage encryption before the processing power was really there for it to work seamlessly)
Galaxy S6 (quantum leap in how the screen looked over anything else I owned)
Sony Xperia Ultra (don't ever tell the wiseass IT guy "order me the android phone with the largest screen")
LG G5 (one of my favorites)
Nexus 5X
Oppo something or other
Oneplus 3 (another one of my favorites)
Note 6 I think?
Note 7 (my wife and I each got one; I have a pic of them side by side before we had to return them due to the whole catching on fire thing. never forget!)
S9
Note 10
Note 20
Fold 3 (screen broke, prior to that had the best browsing experience by a mile on any phone I've owned)
Iphone 13

I think this is all of them, but I may be forgetting some.

edit: Ooh! Nokia 1020 and Nokia 1520! I loved the 1520. Windows phone was actually good for a hot minute there.

 

[Healer Flame]

Note 7 (my wife and I each got one; I have a pic of them side by side before we had to return them due to the whole catching on fire thing. never forget!)

I remember I was in Dubai back then and almost bought one but lucky due to cash on hand shortage I cancelled. Didn't bother withdraw money from ATM so yeah....lucky.

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[MBAir2010]

kyocera something 2001
Nokia something 2002-05
samsung fold 2013

that's all folks!

 

[sorgo †]

LG Rumor (slider “dumb” phone), green
Motorola Droid 2, black
Motorola Droid 2 Global, same
iPhone 5, slate/black
iPhone 6, space gray
iPhone SE, space gray
iPhone 8 Plus, space gray/black
iPhone XS (returned immediately so it doesn’t really count; my eyes couldn’t handle the PWM at the time) …don’t remember which color, probably black?
iPhone 11, purple
iPhone 12, black
iPhone 13 mini, green

 

[TechnoLawyer]

kyocera something 2001
Nokia something 2002-05
samsung fold 2013

that's all folks!

so 2006 to 2012 you didn't have a phone?

 

[MBAir2010]

so 2006 to 2012 you didn't have a phone?

and now
since 2013!

 

[Healer Flame]

and now
since 2013!

Any reason why if you don't mind?

 

[MBAir2010]

Any reason why if you don't mind?

personally, they are annoying, dangerous (many refuse to put those down while driving today) and spam riddled.
I remember telling a friend when these pocket phones were released in 1992 i would never want a phone in my pocket. since i am not a doctor i really do not need one.

my itouch G4 camera is not working, and the battery-bluetooth is fading, so i might look into an upgrade soon.

 

[Healer Flame]

personally, they are annoying, dangerous (many refuse to put those down while driving today) and spam riddled.
I remember telling a friend when these pocket phones were released in 1992 i would never want a phone in my pocket. since i am not a doctor i really do not need one.

my itouch G4 camera i snot working, and the battery-bluetooth is fading, so i might look into an upgrade soon.

I think their benefit outweighs their risks but of course everyone to their own.

 

[TechnoLawyer]

I think their benefit outweighs their risks but of course everyone to their own.

I can't imagine not having access to 911 in case of emergency and nav in case I'm lost. Other stuff I might see wanting to do without, but not those.

 

[MBAir2010]

I can't imagine not having access to 911 in case of emergency and nav in case I'm lost. Other stuff I might see wanting to do without, but not those.

while cycling on 2009, a car pulled over in-front of me, and their passenger was having a seizure
just a nice wave of a passing car was all we needed to alert an ambulance though their phone.
since everyone has these things, they are always available.

 

[*~Kim~*]

1. Nokia 3310 (Early 2003 - Summer 2005)
2. Samsung E600 (Summer 2005 - Summer 2007)
3. Samsung E900 (Summer 2007 - Early 2009)
4. Sony Ericsson W580i (Early 2009 - Early 2010)
5. Samsung Tocco Lite (Early 2010 - Dec 2010)
6. iPhone 4 (Dec 2010 - Oct 2013)
7. iPhone 5s (Oct 2013 - Nov 2017)
8. Sony Xperia XA1 (Nov 2017 - Aug 2019)
9. Samsung S9 (Aug 2019 - Feb 2024)
10. Samsung S22 (Current)

 

[Smellmet]

Nokia 3210
Nokia 3310
Nokia 6510
Nokia 6100
Nokia 6230
Nokia 6500 Slide
Nokia 6500 Slide Black
Nokia 6500 Classic
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S5
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy A34

 

[Grayburn]

No idea who made my first phone..
Nokia 3210
Nokia 3330
Nokia 5210
Nokia 3650
Nokia 6600
Nokia 6630
Nokia 7610
Nokia N70
Nokia N73
Nokia N80
Nokia N95
Nokia N82
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
Nokia N97
Nokia E72
Nokia N900
Nokia N8
Nokia N9
Nokia Lumia 800

iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
iPhone 5
iPhone 6
iPhone 7
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone X
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro

 

[Healer Flame]

No idea who made my first phone

How could you forget your first phone 🙃 ... Interesting list you got there.

I Will never forget my very first phone cause i was super excited. It was a Black brick Sony Ericsson

 

[Grayburn]

How could you forget your first phone 🙃 ... Interesting list you got there.

I Will never forget my very first phone cause i was super excited. It was a Black brick Sony Ericsson

I can remember what it looked like, but the brand I don’t know. Mine had a British Telecom logo on it but Ford also gave the phone away with certain cars, this was about 95/96.

My list is a bit extensive but Nokia used to give me phones to test and some I could keep, some were gifted and some were bought sim free, good times they were.

 

[Healer Flame]

My list is a bit extensive but Nokia

The only Nokia i remember is the N95, the screen was considered big back then but it was great phone. The 33** series was popular as well.

 

[Grayburn]

The only Nokia i remember is the N95, the screen was considered big back then but it was great phone. The 33** series was popular as well.

The N95 was a great phone.

 

[RSB96]

I'll try to remember.

Motorola SLVR / Sliver L6. My first phone.

Nokia N70

Nokia N95

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music

Nokia N86

HTC Hero. My first smartphone.

iPhone 3Gs

iPhone 4

iPhone 5

Sony Xperia Z, as second device.

HTC One M7, as second device.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha, as second device.

iPhone 6

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, as second device.

iPhone X

Samsung Galaxy S8, as second device.

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Google Pixel 7 Pro, as second device.

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Google Pixel 8 Pro as second device.

 

[atiffarooq]

Pre-smartphone era:
Various Nokia phones including : Nokia 3310, 8210, nk702 (still have this!), 8810, 8850 (what a phone this was, one of the best ever), Banana phone
Ericsson T28

Smartphone era:
Blackberry Bold 9900
HTC One M8 (my first smartphone love ❤️)
iPhone 3GS, 4, 6 Plus, 7, X, 11PM, SE2, 12 Pro, 13 Mini, 13PM, 14Plus, 14PM
Google Pixel 2XL, 3, 5, 7 Pro, 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S2, S7, Note 4, S10, S21U, S23U, S24U
OnePlus 7 Pro

I know I've missed some but that's all I can remember for now. My current phones that I have and use are in bold (14PM current daily driver).

 

[Grayburn]

How could you forget your first phone 🙃 ... Interesting list you got there.

I Will never forget my very first phone cause i was super excited. It was a Black brick Sony Ericsson

Here it is...my first phone

BT 90s 00s Mobile Phone | Electro Props Hire

www.electroprops.co.uk

 

[CarnelianClout]

I have had an Iphone 6s, then a Samsung A53, now currently an Iphone 13.

 

[scorpio vega]

Unfortunately I had a lengthy interest In android.

2004(I was 7) my first phone was a Nextel. I had a sidekick and blackberry storm

1. T-Mobile g1(first android in US)
2. Moto droid
3. Droid Eris and later htc hero
4. Droid incredible
5. Samsung galaxy s(1st gen) and all it’s Us variants
6. Moto backflip
7. Lg Optimus
8. Samsung galaxy s2,3,4,and 5
9. HTC evo 4g
10. HTC evo 3d
11. Sony Xperia x10
12. Sony Xperia play
13. HTC sensation
14. HTC one
15. HTC one max
16. HTC thunderbolt
17. Moto atrix
18. Moto droid bionic
19. Nexus one,
20 galaxy 4g,
21nexus S,
22. lg nexus

There was the

23. Blackberry torch
24. Palm pre
25. Palm pixi

I had my Windows Phone era
26. HTC hd2
27. HTC hd7
28. Samsung Omnia
29. Lg Optimus 7
30. Nokia lumia 710
31. Lumia 800
32. Lumia 810
33. Lumia 820 and 822
34. Lumia 830
35. Lumia 900
36. Lumia 920
37. Lumia 925
38. Lumia 928
39. Lumia 930 and lumia icon
40. Lumia 640
41. Lumia 640 xl
42. Lumia 950 xl
43. HTC radar
44. HTC 8x
45. Samsung ativ odyssey

I went back to lagdroid with
46. Pixel 4
47. Moto razr
48. Samsung galaxy s22 ultra
49. Galaxy flip

iPhone is king

50. iPhone 2g
51. iPhone 3G
52. iPhone 4
53. iPhone 5
54. iPhone 5s
55. iPhone 6
56. 6 plus
57. iPhone 7
58. 7 plus
59. iPhone 6s
60. 6s plus
61. iPhone SE original
62. iPhone 8
63. iPhone x
64. iPhone xs
65. iPhone 11
66. iPhone xr
67. iPhone 12
68. iPhone 13 pm
69. iPhone 14 Pro Max
70. iPhone 15 pro Max

There’s a crap Ton more but these are my Mains

 

[GalileoSeven]

I didn't get my first phone until I was like 20-21 (and it was one my parents bought me on a plan with 'Cricket' that had literally no-add ons........i.e. I could receive texts, but couldn't send em)

Kyocera Dorado

Then I eventually got my own plan with Sprint, starting with a RAZR V3

After an unfortunate incident with some Jose Cuervo (and the fact I saw myself doing more and more texting), I ended up with a Kyocera Verve

Then at some point I ended up with an HTC Touch Pro 2 (my last non-Apple phone)

From there I had the iPhone 4S, 6S and XR, still with Sprint. I didn't hang around too long after T-Mobile snatched them up - moved to Verizon a month or two before those cheapskates got hacked in 2021 I believe and traded my XR in on a 13 Pro Max, which I'm still rocking.

 

[ozaz]

I'll have a go at this, but not sure if I can remember everything.

The first smartphone I remember getting was pre-Phone. It was a Nokia E51 (2007) and would be considered a feature phone these days rather than a smartphone. I think the ability to sync contacts/calendar with computer and the ability to do maps/navigation were the main things that motivated me to buy it instead of a dumb phone. Although I also remember needing to buy some kind of gps peripheral for to do navigation as it didn't have gps built in. When iPhones and early Android phones came out with built-in GPS, large screens (relative to phones with physical keypads) and ability to sync contacts and calendar via web services I was instantly sold.

First iPhone-style smartphone was a HTC Hero (2009).

I think my first iPhone was an iPhone 3GS (2009), probably purchased second hand a couple of years after launch. Since then I've had an iPhone 6S (2015) and an iPhone SE gen 2 (2020). There might be one or two others I've forgotten.

I also had a few Android phones between the iPhone 3GS and the iPhone SE gen 2. I think a Galaxy S4 (2013), a Galaxy Note (can't remember which one), a Galaxy A series phone (can't remember which one), and a Moto G something (can't remember which one). Also tried a Windows phone at some point in that period (probably a Nokia of some sort).

I used the iPhone SE gen 2 until late 2022 and since then have been back on Android with a Pixel 6A.