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Definition: dumbphone
A lightweight cellphone without the bells and whistles of a smartphone. From time to time, cellphones come on the market as an alternative to the complexity and confusion of today's smartphones, which have more user-changeable settings than a desktop computer. Dumbphones, also called "minimalist phones," are sometimes mandated by parents to keep their children away from the screen all day long. See kSafe, KaiOS and Light Phone.
The Punkt Phone
Punkt phones use the Signal messaging app as their primary communications system. There is no touchscreen and no Web browser. See Signal. (Image courtesy of Punkt Tronics AG.)