Definition of dumbphone in English:

dumbphone

nounˈdʌmfəʊnˈdəmˌfōn

A basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced functionality characteristic of a smartphone.
there are still six dumbphones out there for every smartphone
Example sentencesExamples
- It suffers from occasional dropped calls and lower reception than other smartphones and most dumbphones.
- The US will see a rapid decline of dumbphones.
- My first mobile phone was a Motorola flip phone in the last 1990s, and I've had a succession of dumbphones since.
- I'm currently using a dumbphone with a pay-as-you-go carrier and would like to switch to a pay-as-you-go smartphone.
- The unconverted dumbphone market is still huge: case in point, my wife Cathy, who despite living with me and my Android is still by choice using a $30 dumbphone.
- LG will be not be able to benefit from that market shift in the US while its core market remains tied to dumbphones.
- The company is now only selling smartphones on contract, having dumped every last dumbphone from its range.
- Back when we all first starting texting on our dumbphones, the sort of shorthand style that developed was perfectly reasonable.
- I use a dumbphone these days, as my previous smartphone didn't have the necessary hardware to pick up the 850mhz frequencies supplied here.
- I'm only asking here because people around here seem to be into the mobile space (I own a dumbphone).
- If affordable prepaid options go away at some point, I'll discontinue service and revert to a dumbphone.
- You might be able to get away with a dumbphone if you don't move around a lot because you can rely on your laptop to reply to emails.
- Remember, it was a dumbphone: no apps!
- I choose to not carry my dumbphone most of the time.
- However, smartphone prices are plummeting and dumbphones are disappearing, so it makes sense to grab a smartphone with a data plan.
- More and more of us are ditching our dumbphones and adopting smartphones the world over.
- I'm very disappointed that you can't get info on what kind of requirements it carries (will it work with my dumbphone?).
- I currently use a prepaid dumbphone and an iPod touch, but I miss internet when I'm away from wi-fi.

Origin

1990s (first referring to a phone used to access the functionality of a more sophisticated system): from dumb and phone¹ (as opposed to smartphone).

Definition of dumbphone in US English:

dumbphone

nounˈdəmˌfōn

A basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced functionality characteristic of a smartphone.
there are still six dumbphones out there for every smartphone
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm only asking here because people around here seem to be into the mobile space (I own a dumbphone).
- If affordable prepaid options go away at some point, I'll discontinue service and revert to a dumbphone.
- I'm currently using a dumbphone with a pay-as-you-go carrier and would like to switch to a pay-as-you-go smartphone.
- The company is now only selling smartphones on contract, having dumped every last dumbphone from its range.
- The unconverted dumbphone market is still huge: case in point, my wife Cathy, who despite living with me and my Android is still by choice using a $30 dumbphone.
- The US will see a rapid decline of dumbphones.
- I choose to not carry my dumbphone most of the time.
- However, smartphone prices are plummeting and dumbphones are disappearing, so it makes sense to grab a smartphone with a data plan.
- I currently use a prepaid dumbphone and an iPod touch, but I miss internet when I'm away from wi-fi.
- Remember, it was a dumbphone: no apps!
- I use a dumbphone these days, as my previous smartphone didn't have the necessary hardware to pick up the 850mhz frequencies supplied here.
- Back when we all first starting texting on our dumbphones, the sort of shorthand style that developed was perfectly reasonable.
- More and more of us are ditching our dumbphones and adopting smartphones the world over.
- You might be able to get away with a dumbphone if you don't move around a lot because you can rely on your laptop to reply to emails.
- I'm very disappointed that you can't get info on what kind of requirements it carries (will it work with my dumbphone?).
- LG will be not be able to benefit from that market shift in the US while its core market remains tied to dumbphones.
- My first mobile phone was a Motorola flip phone in the last 1990s, and I've had a succession of dumbphones since.
- It suffers from occasional dropped calls and lower reception than other smartphones and most dumbphones.

Origin

1990s (first referring to a phone used to access the functionality of a more sophisticated system): from dumb and phone (as opposed to smartphone).

词汇	dumbphone
释义	Definition of dumbphone in English: dumbphone nounˈdʌmfəʊnˈdəmˌfōn A basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced functionality characteristic of a smartphone. there are still six dumbphones out there for every smartphone Example sentencesExamples It suffers from occasional dropped calls and lower reception than other smartphones and most dumbphones. The US will see a rapid decline of dumbphones. My first mobile phone was a Motorola flip phone in the last 1990s, and I've had a succession of dumbphones since. I'm currently using a dumbphone with a pay-as-you-go carrier and would like to switch to a pay-as-you-go smartphone. The unconverted dumbphone market is still huge: case in point, my wife Cathy, who despite living with me and my Android is still by choice using a $30 dumbphone. LG will be not be able to benefit from that market shift in the US while its core market remains tied to dumbphones. The company is now only selling smartphones on contract, having dumped every last dumbphone from its range. Back when we all first starting texting on our dumbphones, the sort of shorthand style that developed was perfectly reasonable. I use a dumbphone these days, as my previous smartphone didn't have the necessary hardware to pick up the 850mhz frequencies supplied here. I'm only asking here because people around here seem to be into the mobile space (I own a dumbphone). If affordable prepaid options go away at some point, I'll discontinue service and revert to a dumbphone. You might be able to get away with a dumbphone if you don't move around a lot because you can rely on your laptop to reply to emails. Remember, it was a dumbphone: no apps! I choose to not carry my dumbphone most of the time. However, smartphone prices are plummeting and dumbphones are disappearing, so it makes sense to grab a smartphone with a data plan. More and more of us are ditching our dumbphones and adopting smartphones the world over. I'm very disappointed that you can't get info on what kind of requirements it carries (will it work with my dumbphone?). I currently use a prepaid dumbphone and an iPod touch, but I miss internet when I'm away from wi-fi. Origin 1990s (first referring to a phone used to access the functionality of a more sophisticated system): from dumb and phone¹ (as opposed to smartphone). Definition of dumbphone in US English: dumbphone nounˈdəmˌfōn A basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced functionality characteristic of a smartphone. there are still six dumbphones out there for every smartphone Example sentencesExamples I'm only asking here because people around here seem to be into the mobile space (I own a dumbphone). If affordable prepaid options go away at some point, I'll discontinue service and revert to a dumbphone. I'm currently using a dumbphone with a pay-as-you-go carrier and would like to switch to a pay-as-you-go smartphone. The company is now only selling smartphones on contract, having dumped every last dumbphone from its range. The unconverted dumbphone market is still huge: case in point, my wife Cathy, who despite living with me and my Android is still by choice using a $30 dumbphone. The US will see a rapid decline of dumbphones. I choose to not carry my dumbphone most of the time. However, smartphone prices are plummeting and dumbphones are disappearing, so it makes sense to grab a smartphone with a data plan. I currently use a prepaid dumbphone and an iPod touch, but I miss internet when I'm away from wi-fi. Remember, it was a dumbphone: no apps! I use a dumbphone these days, as my previous smartphone didn't have the necessary hardware to pick up the 850mhz frequencies supplied here. Back when we all first starting texting on our dumbphones, the sort of shorthand style that developed was perfectly reasonable. More and more of us are ditching our dumbphones and adopting smartphones the world over. You might be able to get away with a dumbphone if you don't move around a lot because you can rely on your laptop to reply to emails. I'm very disappointed that you can't get info on what kind of requirements it carries (will it work with my dumbphone?). LG will be not be able to benefit from that market shift in the US while its core market remains tied to dumbphones. My first mobile phone was a Motorola flip phone in the last 1990s, and I've had a succession of dumbphones since. It suffers from occasional dropped calls and lower reception than other smartphones and most dumbphones. Origin 1990s (first referring to a phone used to access the functionality of a more sophisticated system): from dumb and phone (as opposed to smartphone).
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