The IBM Simon arrived as a personal communicator.

The term smartphone did not arrive on the scene until 1995.

The screen was also touch sensitive and could be operated with a stylus.

World’s first smartphone from IBM

IBM’s first ever smartphone Simon was launched in August 1994 and started a smartphone revolution

To understand the difference between simple Simon and the smartphones available today, take a look at the image below :

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