dumbphone
noun[C]
informal(alsodumb phone)uk/ˈdʌm.fəʊn/us/ˈdʌm.foʊn/a verybasicmobilephonethat cannotconnectto theinternet:
没有上网功能的手机Thephonewasmarketedas a verypowerfulsmartphoneat dumbphoneprices.这款手机被推销为价格是哑巴手机的功能强大的智能手机。
Myolddumbphonehad a muchbetterbatterylifethan this.
Back in the dumbphoneera, it was arealpaintoswitchto a newphone.
Compare
smartphone
feature phone
- I'm alwaysstreamingmusic,surfingtheweb,playinggames, usingGPSmaps, etc.whereason my dumbphone I couldn't do any of that.
- If I can't use asmartphonewithoutpayingextra, I'll get a dumbphone.
- I used to have adumbphoneand aseparatemusicplayer.
- Dumbphonesarestartingto be less and lesscommon.
Communications - telephone equipment
- answering machine
- blower
- brick
- burner
- caller ID
- cell phone
- device
- ext.
- extension
- fascia
- platform
- powerbank
- sim
- SIM card
- smartphone
- speed dial
- switchboard
- telephone
- telephone booth
- telephone exchange