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feature phone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mobile phone that has some advanced capabilities but is not as powerful as a smartphone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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History

Etymology

From being a feature-rich cellphone, more capable than prior iterations of mobile phones.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 非智能手機 /非智能手机 (fēizhìnéng shǒujī) — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 功能機 /功能机 (gōngnéngjī) — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • Finnish: multimediapuhelin — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • French: téléphone mobile basique — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • Japanese: フィーチャーフォン (fīchāfon) — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • Korean: 피처폰 (picheopon) — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone
  • Swedish: knapptelefon — mobile phone that is not as powerful as a smartphone