handset

noun

hand·set ˈhan(d)-ˌset

: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device

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However, according to one prominent tipster, Samsung’s next-gen handsets will deliver a range of as-yet-unknown AI features capable of outsmarting even arch-rival Apple. —

Paul Monckton, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Huawei, for instance — whose handset business was crippled by U.S. sanctions — saw a resurgence in the back end of 2023 and has aggressively launched high-end smartphones in China that have proved popular with local buyers. —

Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 The location of handsets also cannot be determined with complete accuracy based on phone signals; phones that seem to be in one neighborhood may be in an adjacent one. —

Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 This price cut is similar to the retailer’s early Black Friday deal that also discounted the handset by 23%. —

Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for handset