Bare Bones Edit Meaning

1.

describing an item that has only the most basic and necessary features to it; strictly functional; utilitarian

I looked into getting an upgrade for my cell phone, told the sales repI just wanted something bare bones (i.e. a unit strictly for making/receiving telephone calls).

turns out that's impossible these days, since even the most basic phones have cameras and mp3players as standard features now!

See basic, bells and whistles, run of the mill, regular, ordinary