Motorola DynaTAC
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The DynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola from 1983 to 1994. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X received approval from the U.S. FCC on September 21, 1983.[1] A full charge took roughly 10 hours, and it offered 30 minutes of talk time.[2] It also offered an LED display for dialing or recall of one of 30 phone numbers. It was priced at $3,995 in 1984, its commercial release year, equivalent to $11,716 in 2023.[3] DynaTAC was an abbreviation of "Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage".
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Compatible networks | Advanced Mobile Phone System or GSM on Ameritech |
First released | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) |
Discontinued | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) |
Successor | Motorola MicroTAC |
Form factor | Brick |
Dimensions | 10 in (250 mm) Height |
Mass | 2.5 lb (1.1 kg) |
Charging | 10 Hours |
Display | LED or vacuum fluorescent display |
Data inputs | Push-button |
Made in | USA |
Several models followed, starting in 1985 with the 8000s and continuing with periodic updates of increasing frequency until 1993's Classic II. The DynaTAC was replaced in most roles by the much smaller Motorola MicroTAC when it was first introduced in 1989, and by the time of the Motorola StarTAC's release in 1996, it was obsolete.