機き種しゅ変へん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

phone model upgrade; changing your phone (same carrier/number)

Colloquial abbreviation of 機種変更. Refers specifically to upgrading or changing your mobile phone handset while keeping the same carrier and phone number. Common in everyday conversation and online.

See also: 機種変更

• 来らい月げつ、機き種しゅ変へんしようと思おもってるんだ。

  I'm thinking of upgrading my phone next month.

• 機き種しゅ変へんの手て続つづきは簡かん単たんだった。

  The procedure for changing my phone model was easy.