With Android phones and the iPhone 4 nabbing all the tech headlines these days, it makes us think back to a simpler time—a time before every high school kid had an Internet-enabled phone, no one knew what an "app" was, and Apple was only dreaming of taking over the tech world. It was a time when the mobile market was ruled by one 10-inch tall, 28-oz. device: the Motorola DynaTAC. Yes, it's hard to believe that it's been 27 years since the introduction of this revolutionary product that came with no touchscreen, no monthly plan, and retailed for the price of a Honda Civic. Complex decided to look back at some key pop-cultural moments that celebrate this legendary phone...
Nino Brown Runs New York with the DynaTAC
Where It's From:New Jack City
Date: 1991
Complex says: Nobody embodied hood-rich social mobility on-screen better than Nino Brown. The dark shades, tilted Kangol, and gold chain would not be complete without that bulky cellphone that symbolized what it meant to be "made" back in the day. How else could you move ki's and order hits while on the go?
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Patrick Bateman Stunts on His Secretary with His DynaTAC.
Where It's From:
Date: 2000
Complex says: Yeah, American Psycho dropped in 2000, but it explored the same '80s white-collar cesspool as Wall Street, albeit with a different storyline and theme. Along with his power-broker suit, Ray Bans, and slicked-back hair, the DynaTAC made his cool-but-douchebag-esque cipher complete.
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