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35 Fun Facts About Mobile Phones Infographic

The first phone call was made in April, 1973, while the first text message was sent out in December, 1992.

Mobile Phone Facts Infographic
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Mobile phones have become such an integral part of our everyday lives over the past decade that you rarely see a person without one nowadays.

We use them to not only make calls and send texts, but also check the latest news online, play games, listen to our favorite songs, and so on.

However, did you ever stop to wonder how much you actually know about your favorite device and its history?

Do you know, for example, that there are more mobile phones in the world than there are PCs?

Do you know what the fear of being without a phone is called?

Do you know the name of the most expensive smartphone ever?

Do you know how much the first mobile phone weighed?

You can find out all of this and more in this fun infographic!

35 Interesting Facts About Mobile Phones Infographic

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