Portable cellular phones first appeared in the late 1970s. The early model was called "the brick." It weighed 2 pounds (970 grams), offered just a half hour of take time for every ever recharging,and sold for $3.995. Even though it was clumsy and expensive,consumers lined up by the hundreds to buy retry the first cellular phone as soon as they hit the make.since then,phone have gotten smaller and much lighter, and they have become a necessary part of everyday life