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The first handhelds put a keypad and a long antenna in your hand. Later phones folded, slid open, snapped photos, or fit a full keyboard into a pocket. These photographs show how the shape of the mobile phone changed on the way to the original iPhone in 2007.

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Treo 600
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Nokia N-Gage
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LG Prada KE850
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BlackBerry Curve 8300
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Nokia N95
Nokia N95: Nokia’s N95 was a two-way slider. Moving the screen one way uncovered the number pad. Sliding it in the other…

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