What is a StarTAC phone?

The StarTAC is the successor of the MicroTAC, a semi-clamshell design first launched in 1989. Whereas the MicroTAC’s flip folded down from below the keypad, the StarTAC folded up from above the display. In 2005, PC World named the StarTAC as the 6th Greatest Gadget of the Past 50 Years (out of a list of fifty).

How much did the Motorola StarTAC cost?

$1,000
Motorola StarTAC ($1,000): Consumers wanted small and portable mobile phones, so in 1996, Motorola released the StarTAC with a price tag of $1,000. It was 3.1 ounces and not much bigger than the size of a man’s wallet.

When was the Motorola StarTAC released?

1996
Motorola’s StarTAC was the first flip phone. It was released in 1996, and its small, portable size and light weight (less than 4 ounces) helped make it popular among consumers for several years.

Which old mobile phones are worth money?

15 of the Most Valuable Vintage Mobile Phones

  • Pre-production Prototype iphone 1- £10,000 +
  • Motorola 8000x- £800-£3500.
  • Nokia 7700 – £1000-£2000.
  • Mobira Senator NMT- £800- £2000.
  • IBM Simon Personal Communicator- £800-£2000.
  • Nokia Sapphire 8800 – £500-£2000.
  • Technophone PC105T – £600-£1500.

Can you use an old Motorola flip phone?

You have an 11 year old phone, it’s no longer supported. All carriers are phasing out 2G and 3G service for LTE and 5G.

What could the Motorola StarTAC do?

The StarTAC was one of the first phones to use a vibration motor so you could silently accept calls. Pull-out antennas were common in the mid- to late 1990s, and even persisted into the early 2000s.

How much is the gold in a cell phone worth?

Did you know, for example, that it only takes around 41 mobile phones to recover 1g of gold? The price of gold is currently around US$1,700 (£1,365) per ounce, which is roughly US$60 per gram. That means there’s about US$1.50 of gold in every junked device.