The first cell phone was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X aka ‘The Brick’. It was designed by Rudy Krolopp in April of 1984 and sold in the United States for just under $4,000. It weighed two pounds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7432915/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/t/first-cell-phone-true-brick/#.Xdf1WdXgpPZ
