Definitions

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  • noun A cellphone, specifically one that does not have any functionality characteristic of smartphones; a featurephone.

Etymologies

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Constructed as an antonym to smartphone.

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Examples

  • - By Tim Conneally, Betanews Microsoft's debut of the KIN yesterday has tech pundits talking about Microsoft's mobile strategy, about the future of Windows Phone, and about the state of the "dumbphone" in general.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • - By Tim Conneally, Betanews Microsoft's debut of the KIN yesterday has tech pundits talking about Microsoft's mobile strategy, about the future of Windows Phone, and about the state of the "dumbphone" in general.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • Microsoft's debut of the KIN yesterday has tech pundits talking about Microsoft's mobile strategy, about the future of Windows Phone, and about the state of the "dumbphone" in general.

    Betanews Tim Conneally 2010

  • - By Tim Conneally, Betanews Microsoft's debut of the KIN yesterday has tech pundits talking about Microsoft's mobile strategy, about the future of Windows Phone, and about the state of the "dumbphone" in general.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • For every make of "dumbphone" that TouchDevice runs on, the algorithms must be trained to recognise the device's acoustic properties, but he says it's easy to do and won't add significantly to the costs.

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

  • - By Tim Conneally, Betanews Microsoft's debut of the KIN yesterday has tech pundits talking about Microsoft's mobile strategy, about the future of Windows Phone, and about the state of the "dumbphone" in general.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • July 7th, 2009 at 09: 59 PM What is commonly referred to as "dumbphone" or featurephone is essentially a phone device that lacks the smartphone operating system, like Windows Mobile, webOS, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Palm OS.

    pocketnow.com 2009

  • Still, with its 800 MHz processor and advanced capabilities, this has got to be the smartest 'dumbphone' on the market.

    infoSync World 2009

  • As for a quick refresh on the specs, the Pearl 8110 is fairly low end for a BlackBerry device sporting a 2MP camera, quad band GSM (no 3G), integrated GPS, a microSD expansion slot and SureType text input - but it should prove ideal for those looking to make their first step up from a traditional 'dumbphone'.

    TrustedReviews Site-wide Feed 2009

  • "dumbphone", and part of the company's pitch is that salt of the earth folks Church groups!

    Kholsa Wins GroupMe Funding Round | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD 2010

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  • a phone which is not a smartphone

    January 5, 2013

  • Smaller than a dumbophone.

    January 5, 2013