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    Motorola StarTAC - Wikipedia

    • The StarTAC is a series of mobile phones released by Motorola starting in 1996. It is the successor of the MicroTAC, a semi-clamshell design first launched in 1989. Whereas the MicroTAC's flip folded down from below the keypad, the StarTAC folded up from above the display. The StarTAC was among the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer ado… See more

    History

    Motorola applied for the StarTAC trademark name in September 1995. The StarTAC was unveiled in North America on January … See more

    Brand name revival

    The StarTAC name was revived in 2004 for a new model designed for the South Korean market. It had:
    • A 128×160 262,000 TFT Color LCD
    • 64-channel sound… See more

    Model list

    Most first generation analogue StarTACs feature LED displays as per Motorola tradition.
    The base model, which lacks the side volume controls, the smart button, and the contacts fo… See more

    Gallery

    • An analogue StarTAC phone
    • A Verizon-branded CDMA StarTAC
    • A StarTAC 70
    • Customized StarTAC ST7868W with internals of a TimePort P8767 … See more

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  1. Motorola StarTAC
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    The Motorola StarTAC was the first clamshell (flip) mobile phone. It was released in 1996 and was an instant success. It was small, lightweight, and stylish, and it made mobile phones more accessible to people who were not early adopters.

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    Unveiled in 1996, the Motorola StarTAC is a clamshell (flip-style) mobile phone that’s the first of its kind. It was a 2G phone that had a monochrome graphic display of 4x15 character resolution. The phone supported mono-ringtones, vibration alerts and had a 500mAh battery. (Image credit: wikipedia)

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  2. The Henry Ford
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    StarTAC Flip Phone, 1996 - The Henry Ford

    Motorola's StarTAC was the first flip phone. It was released in 1996, and its small, portable size and light weight (less than 4 ounces) helped make it popular among consumers for several years. The StarTAC's popularity helped everyday …

     

  3. Images of StarTAC flip phone of 1996

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    Motorola StarTAC - Mobile phone history

    Jun 11, 2020 · When Motorola launched the StarTAC in 1996, it was the smallest and lightest mobile phone on the planet. Not only that, it redefined the whole idea of what a mobile phone should look like. Its neat, clam shell design was a taste …

  5. CNET
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    Legendary Motorola StarTAC: Revisiting the world's first flip phone

  7. TechRepublic
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    Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone

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    Retromobe - retro mobile phones and other gadgets: Motorola …

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    Jan 9, 2016 · Twenty years ago, mobile phones were big brick-like affairs. But in January 1996, Motorola changed people’s perceptions with the Motorola StarTAC clamshell phone – a device that was half the weight of the competition, and …

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    Motorola StarTAC 130 & Razr V3: Iconic Flip-Phones of …

    Discover the Motorola StarTAC 130, released on January 3, 1996, as the first flip-phone, succeeding the MicroTAC. It sold 60 million units and was revived in 2004 in Asia. The StarTAC Clip-On Organizer, released in 1997, added PDA-like …

  11. Medium
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    The Gadget We Miss: The Motorola StarTAC - Medium

    May 31, 2013 · Announced in 1996, the Motorola StarTAC phone was everything that other phones were not: sleek, small and stylish. Described by the company as a “wearable cellular telephone”, it was the...

  12. PhoneArena
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    Did you know: this was the first Android flip phone ever and it was ...