brick phone

English

a brick phone

Alternative forms

• brickphone

Noun

brick phone (plural brick phones)

1. A cellular telephone with proportions and weight similar to a brick.
   • 2021, qntm, “Blood/Brain”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 204:

     He pulls out a Foundation brickphone from his pack. He pushes some buttons, entering coordinates, and then retreats far down the road. He retains visual contact with the dead man for as long as possible, then turns away and kneels, placing the phone on the road beside him. Following the detailed instructions he found in the control room, he grinds his palms into his eyes and presses his face against the ground. And he says:

     "Aeloni zaenorae. Fire."

2. An older cellular telephone that is not a smartphone.

Coordinate terms

(similar to a brick):

• clamshell phone (flip phone)
• slider phone / slide phone
• bar phone