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The '''mobile phone''', also known as  the '''cellphone''' and '''cell phone''', is a recurring portable [[communication]] device that has been carried by [[protagonist]]s in various [[Grand Theft Auto]] games. Prior to [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], the phone was essentially cosmetic, and could not be used by the player to make calls at will; the functionality of mobile phones is greatly expanded in the [[HD Universe]].

The mobile phone concept is preserved in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], but it will be used in a bit different way. The player won't be getting as many phone calls from friends as it was in GTA IV, since many features are moved onto the map in order to make it easier for players to find their way to some activities. The phone does, however also have some new functions, such as accessing the [[Internet]] and receiving in-game e-mails.

The camera is linked to the [[Snapmatic]] app. Snapmatic can be used to save in-game screenshots to the player's [[Social Club]] account, and the player can also share in-game images with friends on [http://www.facebook.com Facebook] and [http://www.twitter.com Twitter].

** In GTA IV, Niko's phone sort of resembles a [[wp:Sony Ericsson|Sony Ericsson W302]] without directional buttons. 

** In The Ballad of Gay Tony Luis' phone resembles a [[wp:HTC Desire|HTC Desire]], but with a traditional keypad instead of Desire's touchscreen.

** In GTA V, the mobile phones of the three playable protagonist's are based on different models, in the [[Prologue (GTA V)|prologue]], set in 2004, protagonist [[Michael De Santa]] used a conventional model mobile phone instead of the iFruit as smartphones were not prevalent and the iFruit's real-life counterpart was not released until 2007. In 2013, Michael uses the iFruit smartphone as his current phone. [[Franklin Clinton]], the second protagonist, uses a mobile phone that is a cross between a [[wp:Samsung Galaxy|Samsung Galaxy]] phone with characteristics from [[wp:BlackBerry Ltd|BlackBerry]] with an interface based on the [[wp:Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system. [[Trevor Philips]], the third protagonist, uses a mobile phone modeled on the [[wp:Lumia series|Nokia Lumia]] with a [[wp:Windows Phone 8|Windows Phone 8]]-style interface.  

* In GTA IV the second model of the phone can be customized with themes and ringtones from websites. On the streets of the Liberty City random pedestrians will sometimes take out their phones to receive a call. If the player looks closely, pedestrians will have the same theme applied on their phones as the player.

* Advertisements of phones in GTA IV and its episodes depicts a battery meter on the phone, yet the phones the player uses never run out of battery. Phones in GTA V also have the same quirk.