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Which came first: the first smartphone or The Matrix?

The first smartphone came first, in 1994 (released). The Matrix followed 5 years later, in 1999 (released).

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  1. First1994

    The first smartphone

    product · released

    The IBM Simon of 1994, with a touchscreen and email, is often called the first smartphone.

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  2. Second1999

    The Matrix

    film · released

    The Matrix, from 1999, made "bullet time" famous.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.