Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by nix0n on Friday March 13, 2020 @12:00PM
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Do you mean "feature phones" or landlines?
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Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by OJFord on Friday March 13, 2020 @01:22PM
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I haven't heard 'feature phones' since I used to read consumer electronics news sites (like Engadget, then This is my Next/The Verge) years ago.
I don't think anyone else uses the term; to the layman, they're 'dumb phones', to contrast with 'smart' (although increasinly 'smart phones' are just 'phones').
Or since those are American sites, perhaps it's actually a variation of regional colloquialisms.
Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by harrier on Friday March 13, 2020 @02:16PM
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Feature phones have capabilities beyond just making calls/sms but less capabilities than smart phones.
Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by OJFord on Friday March 13, 2020 @08:52PM
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Yes, I understand it, I'm just saying I haven't heard anyone other than a consumer electronics journalist use the term. Everyone says 'dumb phone' (to mean the same thing) if the distinction is important.