Timeline - The Motorola StarTAC was released on this day in 1996. It was the first clamshell mobile phone, and went on to become one of the first mobile phones to gain
![Want to feel old? Motorola StarTAC, first clamshell phone, one of the first with vibration. 1996. Did you have one? : r/pics Want to feel old? Motorola StarTAC, first clamshell phone, one of the first with vibration. 1996. Did you have one? : r/pics](https://external-preview.redd.it/MoCC1oVHGzjZLuRo-_1cr1HZILJIziXGfKVJ-JUKvAQ.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34dc4faf0099001355c3de26afa74fcebdcff144)
Want to feel old? Motorola StarTAC, first clamshell phone, one of the first with vibration. 1996. Did you have one? : r/pics
HISTORY - 20 years ago, Motorola announced one of the most iconic flip phones in history - the Motorola Startac. Have you used this phone when you were growing up? #TDIH | Facebook
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UP•NORTH•TRIPS• on X: "On this day in 1996, the first mobile flip phone, the Motorola StarTAC was released https://t.co/j5bDROUtAb" / X
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