The first cell phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Motorola's Martin Cooper.
estimated around 11 percent of US adults owned an old school cell phone, as opposed to a more advanced smartphone. In fact, there is at least some evidence to show that consumers might increasingly prefer a “dumb phone” alternative to the feeling of 24/7 connectivity and instant contact.
indicates a growing percentage of Gen Z is playing around with retro cell phones that boast limited features.After 50 years and billions of phone calls, it might still be difficult to beat the very first cell phone chat from Cooper himself. Asalso recounts in its look back, the engineer and inventor allegedly called up the lead cell phone engineer at Motorola’s rival, AT&T. “I’m calling you from a cell phone.