"brick phone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brick phones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brick phone (plural brick phones)
  1. A cellular telephone with proportions and weight similar to a brick. Synonyms: brickphone Coordinate_terms: clamshell phone (english: flip phone), slider phone, slide phone, bar phone
    Sense id: en-brick_phone-en-noun-ZLCS1MK~
  2. An older cellular telephone that is not a smartphone.
    Sense id: en-brick_phone-en-noun-0WuNKphx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59

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Alternative forms

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