Last Updated: 10 April 2024
Mobile phones are a part of our lives now. From the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, we use our mobile phones to keep ourselves updated on anything happening around us.
Whether it is to stay connected with friends and family or to keep abreast of important developments around the world, mobile phones can get our job done very easily.
In this tech century, we can find any kind of phone of our choice. From budget to luxury, high-end gaming to the most high-quality camera, Every phone is available in the market.
Let us look at some of the Iconic phones created in History that were available in India and acquire some interesting knowledge.
GK On Mobile Phones
Answer: Nokia (1995)
Answer: Huawei
Answer: Samsung Star Duos (2G+3G)
Answer: Huawei Ascend P1 LTE (30 May 2013)
Answer: Nokia RinGo
Answer: iPhone 4
Answer: HTC Evo 3D (2011)
Answer: GSM C115 (2005)
Answer: Xiaomi Mi 1s (23 April 2015)
Answer: Samsung SGH-100 (2004)
Answer: Xiaomi Mi 5X
Answer: Vivo V1 (2015, July)
Answer: Oppo N1 (December 10, 2013)
Answer: May 27, 2011
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Answer: 28th January 1882
Answer: 15 August 1995 (Laxmi Nagar, Delhi)
Answer: July 31st, 1995
Answer: MTNL
Answer: Nokia Ringo (1995)
Dimension: 152 x 55 x 33mm
Mass: 235g
Battery: 900 mAh
Answer: HTC Dream (launched on 22 October 2008)
Answer: Dr. Martin Cooper
Answer: Motorola
Explanation: Motorola researcher Martin Cooper made the first handheld Mobile phone on April 3, 1973. The handheld prototype phone weighed 1.1 kilograms and measured 23x13x4.5 cm. The phone offered a talk time of just 30 min and took 10 hours to recharge.
Answer: Nokia 7650
Explanation: It was launched in 2002. Nokia 7650 had a 0.3-megapixel camera that could transmit photos using GPRS, Bluetooth, and Infrared.
Answer: HTC Dream
Explanation: The phone came to India in 2008. HTC Dream was the first Linux-based Android Operating System. The device was running on Android 1.0 with a 528 MHz Qualcomm CPU processor. It had 256 MB ROM, 192 MB RAM, and expandable up to 16GB of microSD storage.
Answer: Nokia 7710 (2 November 2002)
Answer: V.K. Munoth
Explanation: The first range of models was Priced at Rs 12,900-17,500 and weighed about 70g
Answer: Nokia 9000 Communicator (1996)
Answer: Xiaomi (28% Market Share)
Answer: Apple Inc.
Answer: January 14, 2020
Answer: Nokia Lumia 638 (December 2014)
Answer: Cupcake
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Answer: HTC Dream (released December 2008)
Answer: HTC Dream
It was released in December 2008 and had Android Version 2.3 Ginger Bread
Answer: Nexus S
Explanation: It was released in December 2010 and had Android Version 1.0 which had no Android name.
Answer: Nexus 4
Explanation: It was released in November 2012 and had Android Version 4.2 Jelly Bean
Answer: Nexus 6
It was released in November 2014 and had Android Version 5.0 Lollipop.
Answer: Nexus 6P
Explanation: It was released in September 2015 and had Android Version 6.0 Marshmellow.
Answer: Google Pixel and Pixel XL
Explanation: It was manufactured by HTC and developed by Google that was released on October 4, 2016. Google Pixels were launched with Android Version 7.1 Nougat.
Answer: 20 October 2016
Answer: Nokia 7650 (19 November 2001)
Answer: Nokia 808 PureView (2012)
Answer:
a) Micromax Informatics
b) iBall
c) Karbonn Karbonn Mobiles
d) Lava International
e) Intex Technologies
f) Xolo
g) Loop
h) Celkon
i) Jio
j) Lyf
k) Videocon
l) Onida Electronics
m) YU
n) Spice X
o) Spice Digital
p) HCL Technologies
q) CREO
Answer: Think Different
Answer: Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh
Answer: February 26, 2019
Answer: Lumia 800
Answer: Samsung (From 2012-2020)
Answer: ICICI bank
Answer: Third Generation
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Answer: Mobile Number Portability
Answer: Reliance Communications
Answer: Cell, Cellular Phone, SmartPhone
Answer: Finland
Answer: International Mobile Equipment Identity
Answer: Lithium-ion batteries
Answer: Motorola communications
Answer: GSM phones support three or four bands
Three bands: 900/1800/1900 MHz or 850/1800/1900 MHz
Four bands: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Answer: 1.8-2.5 GHz
Bandwidth: 5-20 MHz
Answer: 2-8 GHz
Bandwidth: 5-20 MHz
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Answer: Martin Cooper
Answer: Voice over Internet Protocol
Answer: Use of packet switching over circuit switching
Answer: Sharp Corporation
Explanation: It was called J-Phone which could send photos over a cellular network
Answer: Subscriber identification module
Answer: Cells
Answer: Thomas Edison
Answer: Black and white televisions in 1969
Answer: Giesecke & Devrient
Answer: Finland (1993)
Important Telecommunication Full Forms
| No. | Acronym | Full-Form |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APN | Access Point Name |
| 2 | CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| 3 | DNS | Domain Name System |
| 4 | EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution |
| 5 | GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| 6 | GPS | Global Positioning System |
| 7 | GSM | Global System for Mobile Communication |
| 8 | GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| 9 | IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
| 10 | Kbps | Kilobit per second |
| 11 | LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| 12 | mAh | milliAmpere hour |
| 13 | MIDP | Mobile Information Device Profile |
| 14 | NFC | Near Field Communication |
| 15 | OS | Operating System |
| 16 | SIS | Software Installation Script |
| 17 | SMS | Short Messaging Service |
| 18 | TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| 19 | UI | User Interface |
| 20 | USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| 21 | WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| 22 | WCDMA | Wideband Code Division Multiple Access |
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