also: ピーエイチエス
noun
personal handyphone system; PHS
A Japanese mobile phone standard from the 1990s–2000s, now largely obsolete. Often referred to simply as PHS.
1990年代、簡易型携帯電話は若者の間で人気があった。
In the 1990s, the personal handyphone system was popular among young people.
PHSは携帯電話より通話料が安かった。
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.
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.