ガラパゴスケータイ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ガラパゴス携帯

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) +‎ ケータイ (kētai, “mobile phone”). ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) refers to the Japanese concept of the Galápagos syndrome.

Noun

ガラパゴスケータイ • (Garapagosu kētai) 

  1. Japanese featurephone with features specialized for the Japanese market
  2. (by extension) non-smartphone mobile phone (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

See also

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