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Motorola DynaTAC (1983)

The Motorola DynaTAC commercially available cell phone. An icon of the 1980s.

Motorola MicroTac (1989)

This was not only one of the smallest, but one of the most popular phones of the 1980s and 1990s.

Motorola StarTAC (1996)

The StarTAC was one of the first mobile phones to gain widespread adoption.

Motorola D160 (1997)

This holds of the title of being one of the first PAYG (pay-as-you-go) phones available in the late 1990s.

Motorola I1000 Plus (1998)

The i1000plus seemingly had it all. it was a phone, two-way radio, pager, web browser and more.

Motorola Timeport (1999)

The aptly named Timeport is a phone from a bi-gone era. complete with display that wasn’t fully colour but included classic greens, blues and reds of the time.

Motorola V100 (1999)

V100 is said to have kick-started the two-way messaging craze.

Motorola Timeport P7389i (2000)

This was the first GPRS cellular phone. It seems that Motorola pulled off many firsts in its time.

Motorola V70 (2002)

The V70 was a quirky device complete with swiveling circular monochrome panel, backlit keyboard and even a WAP browser. It was a marvel at the time.

Motorola T720 (2002)

This phone was customisable with swappable back and front plates. Which made it fairly unique at the time.

Motorola C200 (2003)

This was a cheap and cheerful phone that turned into Motorola’s third highest-selling cellphone of all time.

Motorola A760 (2003)

This phone had it all - a digital camera, video player, MP3 player, speakerphone, multimedia messaging and even Bluetooth technology. A marvel at the time.

Motorola I730 (2003)

This phone spearheaded the PTT (push-to-talk) craze.

Motorola RAZR (2004)

Who doesn’t have fond memories of the Motorola RAZR? A sleekly designed phone that easily stood out from the competition.

Motorola PEBL (2005)

A classic clam-shell mobile phone that had a whopping 5 megabytes of memory and even sported a VGA camera.  

Motorola ROKR E1 (2005)

This one saw Motorola teaming up with Apple to create a brand new device that would be the first phone to support iTunes syncing.

Motorola Krzr K1 (2006)

Motorola Q (2006)

Motorola SLVR L6 (2006)

The Motorola SLVR L6 was ideal for the fashionista on a budget. It wasn’t perfect, but we liked it.

Motorola Rizr Z8 (2007)

Motorola ROKR E8 (2008)

Motorola AURA (2008)

Made from stainless steel, the Motorola Aura boasted moving cogs and a circular screen protected by a Swiss-made lens. It also came with a massive price tag.

Motorola ZN5 (2008)

Motorola Droid (2009)

The Motorola Droid helped kickstart the popularity of Android and the astronomical growth that followed.

Motorola Droid X (2010)

Motorola MING A1680 (2011)

Motorola ATRIX 4G (2011)

This device is ultimately remembered for its gimmicky laptop dock. 

Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (2012)

Motorola Droid 4 (2012)

The Droid 4 is considered one of the last great QWERTY smartphones.

Moto X (2013)

Moto G (2013)

The Moto G started a trend of affordable Android phones available to the wider masses.

Nexus 6 (2014)

Moto z and Moto Mods (2016)

The Moto Z was all about mods, mods and more modes. Including everything from improved cameras to speakers and more.

Motorola Razr (2019)

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Moto G9 Power

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Moto Edge 20

We thought the Moto Edge 20 was a refreshing mid-range choice with a clear and colourful screen and a lot of strengths for the pricepoint.