Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: The Dark Knight or the first smartphone?
The first smartphone came first, in 1994 (released). The Dark Knight followed 14 years later, in 2008 (released).
- Second2008
The Dark Knight
film · releasedThe Dark Knight, from 2008, was Christopher Nolan's second Batman film.
- First1994
The first smartphone
product · releasedThe IBM Simon of 1994, with a touchscreen and email, is often called the first smartphone.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.