feature phone
Non-smart cellular device
A feature phone is a mobile phone with limited capabilities compared to a smartphone—it can make calls and send texts, and may have basic features like a camera or music player, but lacks the app ecosystem and full internet browsing of smartphones.
The term emerged retroactively after smartphones became dominant: My grandmother still prefers her feature phone.
Also called a dumbphone.
Contact by phone
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- SMSMobile text protocol
- MMSMobile multimedia protocol
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
speed-dial · alarm · calculator · calendar · contacts · FM · snake · ringtones
Button array for input
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- backlightIllumination behind a display
battery · numeric · compact · durable · antenna · speaker · charger · SIM
Reasonably priced
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- durableAble to withstand use
- simpleFree of complexity
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
rugged · inexpensive · budget · disposable · burner · backup · emergency · minimalist
Second-generation mobile network
- 3GThird mobile network generation
- WAPMobile web protocol
- GSMCellular communication protocol
- CDMAWireless transmission protocol
carrier · network · roaming · prepaid · pay-as-you-go · SIM · signal · antenna
Finnish telecom corporation
- MotorolaAmerican electronics corporation
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
- LGKorean electronics conglomerate
- BlackBerryEarly smartphone brand
call
Contact by phone
voicemail · speed-dial · alarm · calculator · calendar · contacts · FM · snake · ringtones · polyphonic
keypad
Button array for input
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
backlight · battery · numeric · compact · durable · antenna · speaker · charger · SIM · clamshell
affordable
Reasonably priced
long-lasting · rugged · inexpensive · budget · disposable · burner · backup · emergency · minimalist · basic
2G
Second-generation mobile network
CDMA · carrier · network · roaming · prepaid · pay-as-you-go · SIM · signal · antenna · data
Nokia
Finnish telecom corporation
- MotorolaAmerican electronics corporation
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
- LGKorean electronics conglomerate
BlackBerry · Sanyo · Panasonic · Siemens
nostalgia
Longing for the past
old-school · throwback · 2000s · 1990s · brick · dumbphone · antique · collector
- basic phonesdumbphone, Nokia 3310
- portable electronicssmartphone, tablet, handheld, mobile device, iPhone
- feature phonesdumbphone, keypad, numeric keypad, number pad, clamshell design
- Prepaid Wirelessprepaid SIM, prepaid card, prepaid cards, SIM card, SIM cards
feature phonesmartphone
Handheld connected computer
iPhone · flagship phone · pocket computer · connected device · phablet
feature, phone, features, featured, featuring, phones, phoned, phoning, phonetic