also: ピーエイチエス
personal handyphone system; PHS
A Japanese mobile phone standard from the 1990s–2000s, now largely obsolete. Often referred to simply as PHS.
In the 1990s, the personal handyphone system was popular among young people.
PHS had cheaper call rates than regular mobile phones.
Refers to standard mobile phones, while 簡易型携帯電話 specifically denotes the PHS system with limited range and lower cost.
Full formal term for PHS; used in technical or official contexts.
Common abbreviation; often used in everyday speech and writing.
Compound of 簡易 (simple, easy) + 型 (type) + 携帯電話 (mobile phone), literally 'simple-type mobile phone'. The term was coined for the PHS standard introduced in Japan in the 1990s.