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minus-square@Quacksalber@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•1 year agoFor whatever reason (probably a mischievous one), “Handy” became the colloquial term for smartphone in Germany.
minus-square@ErwinLottemann@feddit.delinkfedilink3•1 year agoNot just smartphones, Handy are all mobile phones.
minus-squareInternationalBastardlinkfedilink2•1 year agoBecause Motorola was producing a product called handie-talkie, something like a walkie talkie, for the ww2.
For whatever reason (probably a mischievous one), “Handy” became the colloquial term for smartphone in Germany.
Not just smartphones, Handy are all mobile phones.
Because Motorola was producing a product called handie-talkie, something like a walkie talkie, for the ww2.