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Mobile phones are very familiar even among kids now days. Mobiles are designed in the simplest way to be easily operated even by kids. These devices have reached a high position in global marketing. To reach this peak stage, it might have crossed several stages. Those gradual evolutions are briefly explained in this article in a simple way.

The amazing idea to design a mobile was conceived in the late forties. The very first mobile technology was introduced only in taxis, ambulances, police cars etc. The first cell phones were launched in the market for public use in 1983. Motorola Company gets the credit of very first mobile launcher in the market. Those mobiles have said to be as *1G* or *First Generation* mobiles. These 1G mobiles were designed with analogue technology.

In the mid of 1990s, the second advancement took place in the mobile technology. Certain enhancements were made to overcome the criticisms of 1G mobile and a new designed mobile was marketed. These mobiles are referred to as *2G* mobile phones. These mobile phones had made a remarkable switch over from analogue to digital technology. This 2G technology were equipped with high processing speed. At this stage, the brief cased sized devices were drastically minimized.

After a gradual growth, the mobile technology has reached to an amazing technology of *3G* phones. It has been marketed with unimaginable features and unexpected functions. It has the stuff to voice data as well as other datum like instant messages, emails etc. These features are the main reason for the huge popularity for these handsets.

Technology is still making its advancements to develop mobile phones of the fourth generation called *4G* mobiles. Surely, these new handsets will be much more powerful than 3G phones. The new 4G phones are sure to have a lot of advanced features and options.