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Evolution of Price and Gender Inequalities of People with Cell Phones in…
Evolution of Price and Gender Inequalities of People with Cell Phones in Japan and America
1996-2005
1998
69, 209, 321 cell phone subscribers in the US
1999
86, 047, 003 cell phone subscribers in the US
1997
55, 312, 293 cell phone subscribers in the US
2000
109, 478, 031 cell phone subscribers in the US
50 million cell phone users in Japan
1996
44, 042, 992 cell phone subscribers in the US
2001
128, 374, 512 cell phone subscribers in the US
10% of Japanese elementary and middle school age kids have cell phones (total population of Japanese kids is 14.6% of total population of Japan)
2002
140, 766, 842 cell phone subscribers in the US
2003
158, 721, 981 cell phone subscribers in the US
2004
182, 140, 362 cell phone subscribers in the US
2005
207, 896, 198 cell phone subscribers in the US
94.75 million cell phone subscribers in Japan
2006-2016
2008
All AMPS service was shut down across North America
233, 000, 000 cell phone subscribers in the US
60% Japanese middle schoolers have cell phone and 96% Japanese high schoolers have cell phone
Japanese high school boys used an average of 92 minutes of cell phone use/day
Japanese high school girls averaged at 124 minutes of cell phone use/day
2009
276, 610, 580 cell phone subscribers in the US
2007
100 million cell phone subscribers in Japan
82% of Japanese population between the ages of 10 and 29 use cell phones
2010
300, 520, 098 cell phone subscribers in the US
20% of Japanese high school girls own 2 phones
2006
233, 000, 000 cell phone subscribers in the US
2012
310,000,000 cell phones used in the US
Females more likely to use cell phones in social contexts
Teen girls usage is more intense than boys in both Japan and America
Japanese girls were among the first to realize all the possibilities offered by the cell phone
Males more likely to use cell phones as a means of doing things
Teen boys concern themselves more with mobile communication technology than girls
More interested in technology than girls in both Japan and America
2011
138,363,000 cell phones used in Japan
2016
These days, you can spot a full range of models in people’s hands as other companies have brought out their own smartphones as the market grew. Samsung, Sony and LG rank pretty highly on the list, but so too do models made just for Japan’s own mobile phone carriers.
Prices of Cell Phones in Japan
Anywhere from $63 USD to $770 USD with the average cost at approximately $160 USD
106.4 million cell phone subscribers on Japan
2014
Japan Specific Phones
Sharp Aquos Crystal 2
Costs $495.00
Sharp Aquos Xx
Costs $180.00
Fujitsu Arrows NX F-04G
Costs $750USD
LG isai vivid LGV32
Unknown price
HTC J Butterfly HTV31
Costs approx. $1222.2
Sharp Aquos ZETA SH-03G
Costs $695.00USD
Sony Xperia Z4
$1111.09 USD
Sharp Aquos PAD SH-05G
Unknown price
Sharp Aquos Serie SHV32
Costs approx. $293.00 USD
104.9 million cell phone subscribers in Japan
2013
103.8 million cell phone subscribers in Japan
2015
106 million cell phone subscribers in Japan
1985-1995
1990
The old AMPS networks were replaced by Digital AMPS (D-AMPS)
5, 283, 055 cell phone subscribers in the US
1993
World’s first SMS text message was sent in Finland
IBM Simon - The world’s first smartphone
It had a calendar, address book, clock, notepad, PDA, email, QWERTY keyboard, and touchscreen. It also had a stylus and predictive typing. It even had apps.
Used more by American Teens, typically males
It sold throughout Bell’s 15 state service area at a price of $899 (if it was on a two year contract) or $1099 (without a contract).
16, 009, 461 cell phone subscribers in the US
1985
NTT offered Japan's first mobile phone service, called the "Shoulder Phone."
Primarily used by business men so they could make calls while in the car, or while on the way to meetings, etc.
340, 213 cell phone subscribers in the US
1986
681, 825 cell phone subscribers in the US
1987
1, 230, 855 cell phone subscribers in the US
1988
2, 069, 441 cell phone subscribers in the US
1989
3, 508, 944 cell phone subscribers in the US
1991
7, 557, 148 cell subscribers in the US
1992
11, 032, 753 cell phone subscribers in the US
1994
24, 134, 421 cell phone subscribers in the US
1995
33, 758, 661 cell phone subscribers in the US
In the Beginning
1973
Creation of the First Cell Phone
Created by Martin Cooper, 3 April 1973
$3995 for the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X
Made in Bell Labs in New Jersey
Who Used This Phone?
Rich People, typically men, because for the average worker a phone would cost the same as a quarter of their wages
Business owners because they saw it as a way to increase the service their company was giving
More popular in Japan to start with before it caught on in the USA
1974 - 1984
1979
1G was first deployed in Tokyo in 1979
Japan first city to have a city-wide commercial cellular mobile phone network
1983
DynaTAC mobile phone launched on the 1G network on March 6, 1983
Motorola cost $1 million to build and cost $9,970 in today's currency
Motorola estimated service costs to be $60 to $100 US a month
Simon cell phone cost $899 and was designed to be a cell phone first and a computer second