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17 years ago today, Samsung announced its first TouchWiz phone for the US, the Delve R800. TouchWiz was one of Samsung's attempts to answer the first iPhone, before they settled on Android.
#TBT
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October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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16 years ago today, we got our first semi-official look at the first Motorola Droid for Verizon. This flagship Android 2.0 phone had a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, and 1,400 mAh battery. #TBT
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October 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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On this day in 2003, Nokia expanded its 3600 series for the US. As a special treat, today's #TBT is a video! Come take a look at our old Nokia 3650. Will it power on? Will it get a signal? Find out!
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October 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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23 years ago today, Samsung announced the i500, i330, and V200. The i500 and i330 were Palm OS smartphones. The V200 was one of its first phones with an integrated camera. #TBT
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Samsung SPH-i500 clamshell Palm OS smartphone with soft keys, small handwriting input area, numeric keypad, and stub antenna. Samsung SPH-i330 Palm OS smartphone with large display, curvy sides, and stub antenna. Samsung SGH-V200 (V206, actually) clamshell (flip) phone with rotating camera integrated into hinge.
September 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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13 years ago today, LG announced the Intuition for Verizon. This stylus phone was LG's answer to the first Samsung Galaxy Note. It had a 5-inch display, 1 GB of RAM, and an 8 megapixel camera. #TBT
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September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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18 years ago today, HTC announced the TyTN II, a flagship Windows Mobile phone with a slide-out keyboard and tilt-up display. It would later come to AT&T as the HTC Tilt. It had a 2.8" display and 3 megapixel camera. #TBT
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August 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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22 years ago today, Nokia announced the 3100 for the US. Highlights included a color display, polyphonic ringtones and optional light-up faceplates. #TBT
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August 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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12 years ago today, LG announced the G2, a flagship Android phone with specs that would count as entry-level today: 13 megapixel camera, 2 GB RAM, and 32 GB storage. It also had a unique rear volume control, HDMI output, and Guest Mode. #TBT
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front and back views of the LG G2 smartphone
August 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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19 years ago today, the first phone for the US with a FastTap text keypad was announced. The LG AX-490 had keys-between-the-keys in a unique alphabetical arrangement. Many phones of this era had creative designs in attempts to optimize for text messaging. #TBT
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July 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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17 years ago today, Samsung announced the INNOV8, a smartphone running Symbian OS. Who remembers Symbian? #TBT
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a photo of the Samsung INNOV8 i8510
July 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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18 years ago today, RIM announced the 8820, the first BlackBerry with Wi-Fi. At the time, Wi-Fi was not a standard feature on phones, as it is today. #TBT
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July 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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19 years ago today, we broke the news that the stylish LG "Chocolate" phone was coming to Verizon. With stereo Bluetooth and a memory card slot, it was part of a wave of music-focused phones at the time. #TBT
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A photo of the LG Chocolate VX-8500 phone for Verizon. It's a slide-style phone with a prominent circular d-pad.
June 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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12 years ago today, Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a phone/camera hybrid with 10x optical zoom, functional rotating ring around the lens, and a metal tripod mount. It was offered in the US by AT&T.
#TBT
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Back of Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, with large zoom lens extended. Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom: front, showing display.
June 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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18 years ago today, we broke the news about the Motorola RIZR Z6tv, a slider phone supporting MediaFLO, the short-lived broadcast TV service for phones. Verizon sold this phone and branded the service V Cast. #TBT
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May 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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11 years ago today, HTC announced the One Mini 2, a compact phone with a 4.5" display and curved aluminum back. Did ever you own an HTC phone? #TBT
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May 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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16 years ago today, Motorola announced the i465 Clutch, an iDEN phone with a narrow QWERTY keyboard. It had threaded messaging, a feature that was not yet standard. It was carried by Nextel/Sprint and Boost. #TBT
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May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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11 years ago today, we got our first look at USB-C, the now-universal connector for almost everything. #TBT
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image showing a USB-C plug and a USB-C port
April 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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16 years ago today, PCD first showed off its unique TXT8030 phone that twisted in the middle to switch from a music phone to an angled messaging phone. It came to Verizon as the "Razzle". #TBT
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Razzle twisting. Razzle in music mode, with large speakers dominating the bottom half. Razzle in messaging mode, with QWERTY keyboard dominating the bottom half.
April 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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8 years ago today, Alcatel (now TCL) introduced the A5, a phone with a unique array of programmable RGB LEDs across its back. The phone came to the US as the A50, and the PulseMix with Cricket. The LEDs were part of a removable "SnapBak" smart case. #TBT
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February 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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14 years ago today, Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia Play, a gaming-focused phone with slide-out gaming controls. It ran Android 2.3 and had a "large" 4-inch display. #TBT
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February 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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21 years ago today, Motorola announced the V80, a phone with a unique spring-loaded swivel design. #TBT
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February 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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12 years ago today, RIM announced the first two BlackBerry 10 phones: the Q10 and Z10.
#TBT
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The BlackBerry Q10 and Z10 smartphones.
January 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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13 years ago today, Motorola and Verizon announced the Droid 4 and Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid 4 had a slide-out keyboard. The RAZR MAXX had flagship specs of a "massive" 3,300 mAh battery, 4.3-inch display, and 8MP camera. #TBT
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January 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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12 years ago today, Nokia announced the Lumia 620, a low-cost Windows Phone aimed at a younger market. It had brightly-colored, interchangeable polycarbonate shells, some with layers of color. #TBT
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December 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM