also: フィーチャーホン
A mobile phone with features more advanced than a basic cell phone but not a full smartphone; common term in Japanese tech contexts.
Many people in Japan still use feature phones.
Variant with 'ホン' instead of 'フォン'; less common but encountered.
Spelling with interpunct; used in some contexts.
Rare variant with interpunct and 'ホン'.
Loanword from English 'feature phone'.