Motorola StarTAC was the first mobile phone which introduced vibrate feature in cell phones (and was held patent by motorolla) . It was released on January 3rd, 1996 and is the first clamshell (flip close) mobile phone. It is the successor of MicroTAC cell phone which was a semi-clamshell design launched in 1989. PC World put StarTAC in the 50 greatest gadgets of the past 50 years in 2005.
First Vibrating Phone – Motorola StarTAC
The key features of the original StarTAC 1996 model included:
- SMS text message
- clamsehell design
- 88 gram (3.1 ounces)
- Optional lithium ion battery (most phones at that time used NiMH batteries)
- Vibrating Call (vibracall), vibrating alert feature for the first time in cell phones.
Motorola StarTAC was revivied in 2004 South Korean market with these features:
- 128 x 160 262 TFT color LCD
- 64 channel sound
- Mobile banking feature supported by SK telecom
- 2,800 entry contact book
Another version of the phone with 18k gold directional keypad was released as StarTAC 2004 SE
This is the best phone of the world!!!! jjajjaja
did you own it santi?