The first commercial mobile phone weighed about 1 kilogram and had about 30 minutes of battery.
Why it is true
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was launched in 1983. Its battery allowed about 30 minutes of talk time and took several hours to charge, showing how much mobile technology has evolved.
Source: Motorola
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