Yes.
1st Generation were the "mobile" phones that needed a small engine to move them. I had one of those. It weighed a ton! The battery was separate, or you could wire it into the car's system. It was portabe, in that it communicated by radio waves.
We used to sign it out from the company if we needed a phone. As the company was Racal, and they had the very first such phones in the UK, we were amongst the first to use them, I think. Back in the mid to late 1980s.
2nd Generation were smaller. I had a "Mars Bar", which was large compared to today's devices, but probably the best I've ever had. It was easy to carry in my inside jacket pocket, the screen was large enough to read even when it was sat in a cradle in my car. The keys were large enough for me to use. It was voice operated! "Phone! Dial Fred". And it did.
Now I have a 3G phone and I hate the stupid little thing. I need a magnifying glass to read the screen. I need a match stick to press the keys. It takes 20 key presses to do what I used to do with one or two presses.
I will not use it for internet or emails or watching movies. I have a 21" monitor in my office and larger still at home for doing that. Why do I want to struggle with something the size of a postage stamp and pay vast sums of money for it, when using my phone?
Progress? Not for me.
(Victor Meldrew impression here)
