ガラパゴスケータイ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ガラパゴス携帯

Alternative forms

• (shortening) ガラケー (garakē)

Etymology

Compound of ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) +‎ ケータイ (kētai, “mobile phone”). ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) refers to the Japanese concept of the Galápagos syndrome.

Noun

ガラパゴスケータイ • (Garapagosu kētai) 

1. Japanese featurephone with features specialized for the Japanese market
2. (by extension) non-smartphone mobile phone

See also

• ガラパゴス化(か) (Garapagosu-ka)