brick phone

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brick phone

noun brick phones · brickphone

A cellular telephone with proportions and weight similar to a brick. He pulls out a Foundation brickphone from his pack. He pushes some buttons, entering coordinates, and then retreats far down the road.
Similar: bar phone, clamshell phone, flip phone, slide phone//slider phone
An older cellular telephone that is not a smartphone. Near-synonym: dumbphone

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Español	teléfono ladrillo
Português	tijolão, telefone tijolão

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@misc{brick_phone_2026,
  title = {brick phone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brick%20phone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}