Pioneers

This category is an index of phones making breakthroughs in different areas.

OS Debuts

• First commercial candybar running Linux: Motorola ROKR E2
• First commercial Series 60 Symbian cellphone: Nokia 7650
• First commercial Series 80 Symbian cellphone: Nokia 9210
• First commercial UIQ Symbian cellphone: Sony Ericsson P800i

World records

• First cellphone to make a call from the peak of Mt. Everest: Motorola RIZR Z8

Multimedia frontier

• First cellphone with a “touch to focus” camera: Sony Ericsson G900i
• First smartphone with gesture-oriented UI navigation: Blackberry Z10
• First cellphone to sync with iTunes: Motorola ROKR E1
• First cellphone under Walkman brand: Sony Ericsson W800i
• First smartphone capable of recording 720p video: Samsung i8910

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