The first mobile phone was utilized by the Swedish police department in 1946. The phone was connected to the police car, and it could only make six calls before running out of power, making it less than ideal. Mobile phone technology took a step forward in 1967. These early prototypes were able to place calls within a single cell area. In 1970, mobile phones could place calls while traveling from one cell area to another. A cell area is the range in which calls could be placed on a mobile phone. In 1983, Motorola released the first mobile phone -- known as the DynaTAC 8000X -- to the general public. The phone weighed 28 oz. and was in the shape of a brick.
