It can be hard to remember a time before we had mobile phones, now they have replaced maps, watches, calendars, cameras and so many more devices and tools

[Jani Radford]

It can be hard to remember a time before we had mobile phones, now they have replaced maps, watches, ​swagman xtc4 ebay calendars, cameras and so many more devices and tools.<br>But the first ever wireless handset made its first call 50 years ago today - the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, which weighed a whopping 1.75lb (784g).<br>Since then, the device has shrunk down significantly, lost its buttons and external aerial, but gained a touchscreen and professional quality camera lens. <br>It has also gone from merely being ​capable of phone calls to ​connecting to the internet, sending texts, recording videos and paying for our shopping.<br>To celebrate the birthday of the mobile phone, MailOnline looks back at its evolution over the last five decades.<br> To celebrate the birthday of the mobile phone, MailOnline looks back at its evolution over the last five decades<br> The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (pictured) was the world's first portable mobile phone, weighing a whopping 784 g (1.75 lbs), and was worth £3,000 in the UK in 1985.

Now, it is the most profitable handset to flog online, selling for an average price of £1,776.01<br>1973 - First mobile phone call<br><div class="art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS sciencetech" data-version="2" id="mol-fe939d90-cfe9-11ed-953c-433539fa6f5c" website mobile phone turns 50! MailOnline looks back at its evolution