The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made in 1973

Fact: The first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper in 1973.

Detail: Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, made the first mobile phone call on April 3, 1973, to his rival at Bell Labs. He used a prototype of the Motorola DynaTAC, which weighed 2.5 pounds and offered just 30 minutes of talk time after a 10-hour charge. This pioneering moment laid the foundation for the mobile communication revolution that would transform how people connect and communicate.