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What should we call the "phone"?

3 pointsby aychedeeover 12 years ago

3 comments

xmjwover 12 years ago
I've noticed a lot of people tend to refer to them by the device type, 'have you seen my iPhone/Blackberry/Android' etc. But I think the concept of a 'phone' has evolved and the meaning of the word is changing/has changed. I don't hear people say 'smart phone' vs 'phone' anymore, but 'phone' vs 'feature phone'. Obviously I'm rather ignoring landlines...
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BerislavLopacover 12 years ago
I've started to refer to my Galaxy S2, which has just a data plan card in it, as my "pocket computer". ;-)
aychedeeover 12 years ago
I also really hate the term "smartphone", which I probably should have mentioned.