handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Alongside the new handsets, Xiaomi showed off a slew of other devices.
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
According to The Verge, the new handset is equipped with four camera sensors, one of which is a new 200 megapixel periscope lens that Xiaomi says excels in low light, with the remaining three sensors registering at 50 megapixels each.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump has hit China with a 10 percent tariff, but has vowed to go as high as 60 percent, a move that could drive up handset prices and dent Apple’s bottom line.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Starting at $429, the current iPhone SE is Apple’s least expensive handset—and it hasn’t been updated since March 2022.
—Sarah Lord, PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
According to The Verge, the new handset is equipped with four camera sensors, one of which is a new 200 megapixel periscope lens that Xiaomi says excels in low light, with the remaining three sensors registering at 50 megapixels each.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump has hit China with a 10 percent tariff, but has vowed to go as high as 60 percent, a move that could drive up handset prices and dent Apple’s bottom line.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Starting at $429, the current iPhone SE is Apple’s least expensive handset—and it hasn’t been updated since March 2022.
—Sarah Lord, PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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