dumbphone
/ˈdʌmfəʊn
/noun
A basic mobile phone that lacks the advanced functionality characteristic of a smartphone: there are still six dumbphones out there for every smartphone...
- 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.
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).