touchphone

Keyed telephone device

A touchphone is a telephone with a touch-tone keypad rather than a rotary dial, producing distinct tones when buttons are pressed.

The term was common during the transition from rotary to push-button phones in the late 20th century but has largely fallen out of use as touch-tone became universal.

Sometimes confused with or used loosely for touchscreen phones.

screen

touchscreen

Input-sensitive display panel

  • displayPresentation for viewing
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

AMOLED · retina · digitizer · capacitive · resistive · multitouch · pixel · resolution · brightness · glare

device

smartphone

Handheld connected computer

Android · phablet · candy bar · slider · clamshell · battery · charger · case · SIM card · port

connectivity

wireless

Untethered signal transmission

  • cellularComposed of small units
  • 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
  • 5GCurrent mobile network standard

LTE · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · NFC · hotspot · tethering · signal · coverage · roaming · carrier

interaction

tap

Valve controlling liquid flow

  • swipeQuick sliding motion
  • pinchSqueeze with fingertips
  • dragResistance through fluid

scroll · zoom · gesture · haptic · multitouch · long-press · double-tap · flick · responsive · feedback

apps

app store

Digital software marketplace

notification · widget · icon · home screen · lock screen · settings · contacts · messaging · browser · camera app

communication

call

Contact by phone

  • textWritten or printed words
  • SMSMobile text protocol
  • voicemailRecorded caller messages

video call · FaceTime · WhatsApp · messaging · contacts · speakerphone · mute · hold · conference call · ringtone

Opposites
dialing mechanism

touchphonerotary phone

Circular-dial telephone

dial phone · rotary · candlestick phone

Family

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Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G