<P> Smartphones were still rare outside of Japan until the introduction of the Danger Hiptop in 2002 , which saw moderate success among U.S. consumers as the T - Mobile Sidekick . Later , in the mid-2000s , business users in the U.S. started to adopt devices based on Microsoft 's Windows Mobile , and then BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion . American users popularized the term `` CrackBerry '' in 2006 due to the BlackBerry 's addictive nature . Outside of the U.S. and Japan , Nokia was seeing success with its Symbian - based smartphones , the business - oriented Eseries and entertainment - focused Nseries . </P>
<P> Smartphones were still rare outside of Japan until the introduction of the Danger Hiptop in 2002 , which saw moderate success among U.S. consumers as the T - Mobile Sidekick . Later , in the mid-2000s , business users in the U.S. started to adopt devices based on Microsoft 's Windows Mobile , and then BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion . American users popularized the term `` CrackBerry '' in 2006 due to the BlackBerry 's addictive nature . Outside of the U.S. and Japan , Nokia was seeing success with its Symbian - based smartphones , the business - oriented Eseries and entertainment - focused Nseries . </P>
when was the first smartphone released in the us
when was the first smartphone released in the us
the T - Mobile Sidekick
the T - Mobile Sidekick