Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1990-1993)

Though first released in 1983, the DynaTAC continued selling well into the early 1990s as the quintessential “brick phone.” Weighing almost 2 pounds with a battery life of roughly 30 minutes, it was hardly practical by today’s standards. Yet, with its $3,995 price tag (equivalent to over $10,000 today), it remained a powerful status symbol through the early 90s, immortalized in movies and TV shows as the ultimate executive accessory