Historic Photographs - In 1992, the first smartphone is released. IBM's Simon launched at $899 and featured a 4.5 in LCD touch screen. The phone was ahead of its time as it
![File:IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1993) - the first smartphone - Computer History Museum.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1993) - the first smartphone - Computer History Museum.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/IBM_Simon_Personal_Communicator_%281993%29_-_the_first_smartphone_-_Computer_History_Museum.jpg)
File:IBM Simon Personal Communicator (1993) - the first smartphone - Computer History Museum.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Did you know? The IBM Simon was the first-ever touchscreen smartphone launched way back in 1992. Know any other interesting facts like ... | Instagram
![IBM Simon (1994) - Before Palms, Blackberries, Communicators, Android, and iPhones there was the IBM Simon. The Simon Personal Communicator was the fi… | Telefonlar IBM Simon (1994) - Before Palms, Blackberries, Communicators, Android, and iPhones there was the IBM Simon. The Simon Personal Communicator was the fi… | Telefonlar](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/21/f1/b3/21f1b3eb15bb4bc4860b9aa1bf2e148f.jpg)
IBM Simon (1994) - Before Palms, Blackberries, Communicators, Android, and iPhones there was the IBM Simon. The Simon Personal Communicator was the fi… | Telefonlar
Why didn't the inventor of the smartphone (which as I heard was IBM) register it as a patent and therefore could've been the only smartphone company? - Quora
![HISTORY TV18 on X: "Did you know the #IBM Simon was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device? #ThisDayInHistory #Smartphone https://t.co/WKYu9T3IL2" / X HISTORY TV18 on X: "Did you know the #IBM Simon was the first cellular phone to include telephone and PDA features in one device? #ThisDayInHistory #Smartphone https://t.co/WKYu9T3IL2" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx1YE-dUcAAkaKY.jpg)