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Mobile phones are now more popular than ever. They have become an important part of our lives. Thanks to them we can keep in touch with our family and friends at any time. The mobile phone industry is the fastest growing industry in the world. From 1983 to 2016, mobile phone subscriptions around the world grew to over 7 billion.
Although we sometimes feel like we can't live without our phones, these gadgets haven't been around for a long time.
Most of us know that Alexander Bell invented the telephone in the 1880s. It looked nothing like modern models.
Mobile phones were originally created so that people could talk while driving. The first automatic system for private cars was made by the Ericsson Company in 1956 in Sweden. The device was quite big and weighed about 40 kilograms.
People wanted to have freedom to talk away from their cars. The world's first real mobile phone was made in 1983. It was the Motorola DynaTAC 800x. It cost about $4,000. The phone battery lasted for 30 minutes.
People liked the invention despite its big size. The mobile phone made it possible to call anyone without the restrictions of wires.
- In 2016 more than 7 billion mobile phones were used. [True|False]
- The telephone was invented in the 18th century.[True|False]
- First automatic car phones were created by a Swedish company. [True|False]
- First automatic car phones were made in 1983. [True|False]
- You could talk only for half an hour using the first mobile phone. [True|False]