The Block Cell Phone

The Block Cell Phone. The first cell phone that most of us remember is the one that’s now called “the block” or “the brick”. The name comes from the fact that it was about the shape and size of a traditional brick. It wasn’t quite as heavy as a brick, of course, although it might feel like it today to those of us that are used to using the thinnest and lightest cell phones available on the market. These were the phones that were available to people in the 1980’s, the phones that were based on the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X design. They came with huge battery charging stands that were significantly larger than mobile phones themselves are today.