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Dr Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call on April 3, 1973. He called his rival Joel Engel from a New York City street. Motorola and Bell Laboratories pursued different mobile communication approaches then. Cooper's call demonstrated a truly portable mobile phone concept.
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Dr Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call on April 3, 1973. He called his rival Joel Engel from a New York City street. Motorola and Bell Laboratories pursued different mobile communication approaches then. Cooper's call demonstrated a truly portable mobile phone concept. This event marked an early step in mobile communication evolution.
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Source: Times of India · TOI TECH DESK. Published 25 Aug 2026, 06:31 pm.
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