brick phone
Chunky vintage cellular
A brick phone is a large, heavy mobile phone, especially the bulky handheld models from the 1980s and early 1990s that resembled bricks in size and shape.
The term is often nostalgic or mocking: My first cell phone was a total brick phone.
It may also describe any phone considered clunky by current standards.
Quality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- MotorolaAmerican electronics corporation
analog · Wall Street · yuppie · carphone · antenna · extendable · numeric keypad · cellular
Composed of small units
- handsetHeld telephone component
- callingStrongly felt purpose
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- signalMessage-conveying cue
reception · battery life · charger · SIM · voicemail · texting · SMS · ringtone
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- chunkyThick and lumpy
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
hulking · awkward · ungainly · pocketless · thick · hefty · two-handed · holster
Tough and uneven
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
- toughDurable and strong
- robustStrong and durable
solid · shockproof · unbreakable · reliable · hardy · resilient · drop-proof · long-lasting
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
relic · deprecated · defunct · museum piece · collector's item · throwback · extinct · forgotten
vintage
Quality from past eras
Motorola · analog · Wall Street · yuppie · carphone · antenna · extendable · numeric keypad · cellular · beeper
cellular
Composed of small units
signal · reception · battery life · charger · SIM · voicemail · texting · SMS · ringtone · carrier
cumbersome
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
oversized · hulking · awkward · ungainly · pocketless · thick · hefty · two-handed · holster · belt clip
rugged
Tough and uneven
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
- toughDurable and strong
robust · solid · shockproof · unbreakable · reliable · hardy · resilient · drop-proof · long-lasting · Nokia
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
outmoded · relic · deprecated · defunct · museum piece · collector's item · throwback · extinct · forgotten · bygone
- 90s TechWindows 95, Windows 98, dial-up, Netscape, AOL
- communication devicescellphone, landline, payphone, iPhone, videophone
- telephonespayphone, handset, landline, receiver, dial
- NokiaNokia 3310
brick phonesmartphone
Handheld connected computer
iPhone · feature phone · flagship phone · pocket computer · phablet
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