page_title: Motorola MicroTAC
section_title: Model list
hierarchical_section_title: Motorola MicroTAC / Model list
caption_attribution_description: English: A size comparison between the 9-ounce 1989 MicroTAC, fitted with a Talk-Pak XT battery and a 3.9 ounce 1994 MicroTAC Elite VIP fitted with the Slim Battery. I took this picture, and both phones are from my personal collection.
context_page_description: The Motorola MicroTAC was a cellular phone first manufactured as an analog version in 1989. GSM-compatible and TDMA/Dual-Mode versions were introduced in 1994. The MicroTAC introduced an innovative new "flip" design, where the "mouthpiece" folded over the keypad, although on later production the "mouthpiece" was actually located in the base of the phone, along with the ringer. This set the standard and became the model for modern flip phones today. Its predecessor was the much larger Motorola DynaTAC and it was succeeded by the Motorola StarTAC in 1996. "TAC" was an abbreviation of "Total Area Coverage" in all three models.
context_section_description: 1989
  MicroTAC 9800X (AMPS/ETACS/NMT/JTAC)
  Digital Personal Communicator (AMPS/ETACS)
  1990
  MicroTAC 9800X S.I.P. (ETACS/RTMS-450)
  MicroTAC 950 (AMPS)
  1991
  MicroTAC Classic (ETACS/NMT/GSM 900)
  MicroTAC Lite (AMPS)
  MicroTAC Lite VIP (AMPS)
  MicroTAC II (ETACS)
  1992
  MicroTAC II Platinum (ETACS)
  MicroTAC Alpha (AMPS)
  MicroTAC DPC 550 (AMPS)
  MicroTAC Alpha VIP (AMPS)
  MicroTAC Ultra-Lite (AMPS)
  MicroTAC Ultra-Lite VIP (AMPS)
  1993
  MicroTAC Lite XL (AMPS)
  MicroTAC Pro (ETACS)
  1994
  Micro DIGITAL (TDMA/AMPS)
  Micro Digital Lite (TDMA/AMPS)
  MicroTAC Elite (NAMPS)
  MicroTAC Elite VIP (NAMPS)
  MicroTAC Digital Elite (TDMA/NAMPS)
  MicroTAC International 5080 (GSM 900)
  MicroTAC International 5200 (GSM 900)
  MicroTAC International 7200 (GSM 900)
  1995
  MicroTAC Piper (AMPS)
  DPC 650 (AMPS)
  MicroTAC 650 E (AMPS)
  MicroTAC International 7500 (GSM 900)
  MicroTAC International 8200 (GSM 900)
  1996
  MicroTAC International 8400 (GSM 900)
  MicroTAC International 8700 (GSM 900)
  1997
  MicroTAC Select 3000e (GSM 1900)
  MicroTAC Select 6000e (GSM 1900)
  MicroTAC 725 (CDMA)
  MicroTAC International 8900 (GSM 900/1800)
  1998
  MicroTAC 8200 (AMPS)
caption: The original 9800X with a Talk-Pak battery was much larger and more than two times heavier than the later Elite VIP model.
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