And it was revealed to the world on March 6, 1983, that is 40 years ago. It was the first mobile phone in history even if its nickname ”brick phone” or ”brick phone” did not give it the charm it perhaps deserved. The idea was to have a functional but portable telephone and the Motorola Dynatac X8000X somehow addressed this request by actually offering wireless functionality but with some peculiarities that immediately made it uncomfortable: weight, size and cost.