I don't remember what brand my first phone was..
it resembled the left cellphones and was silver but it couldn't even fit in your pocket because it was all bulky. It was kinda like a landline wireless phone lol
I didn't get a cellphone til like..junior/senior year in highschool and we had to share it amongst ourselves (I have 4 siblings) in case of emergencies.
before then people had beepers..I never understood the beeper thing.
then I had a couple flipphones and I had the motorola razor for a long time before getting my first smart phone.