#Mobile contact bar full

The term derives from the vaguely cuboid shape of many electronic devices (and their detachable power supplies) and the suggestion that the device can function only as a lifeless, square object, paperweight or doorstop. The term 'brick' has also expanded beyond smartphones to include most non-working consumer electronics, including a game console, router, or other device, that, due to a serious misconfiguration, corrupted firmware, or a hardware problem, can no longer function, hence, is as technologically useful as a brick. However, 'brick' has more recently been applied to older phone models in general, including non-bar form factors (flip, slider, swivel, etc.), and even early touchscreen phones as well, due to their size and relative lack of functionality compared to current models on the market.

#Mobile contact bar full

Bar phones without a full keyboard tend to have a 3×4 numerical keypad text is often generated on such systems using the Text on 9 keys algorithm. Sony had a well-known ' Mars Bar' phone model CM-H333 in 1993.

Bar-type smartphones commonly have the screen and keypad on a single face.

This form factor is widely used by a variety of manufacturers, such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson. The name is derived from the rough resemblance to a chocolate bar in size and shape. With one non-movable section Bar Ī bar (also known as a slab, block, candybar) phone takes the shape of a cuboid, usually with rounded corners and/or edges.