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A photo-illustration shows an iPhone 5 resting against the first mobile phone sold by Vodafone in Vodafone's Oxford Street store during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first mobile
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A photo-illustration shows an iPhone 5 next to a vintage mobile phone in Vodafone's Oxford Street store during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first mobile phone call in
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A photo-illustration shows an iPhone 5 next to a vintage mobile phone in Vodafone's Oxford Street store during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first mobile phone call in
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