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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
variants
or less commonly smart phone
plural smartphones also smart phones
: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)
Examples of smartphone in a Sentence
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Now the Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone can be added to the pwned list.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In that time, the robust expansion of wireless networks nationwide and rapid advances in the technology powering smartphones have driven more people to cut the cord.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The bright yellow, black and white mural includes a QR code that allows people with smartphones to project an image of a star honoring P-22 over a blank Walk of Fame star in front of the building.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The compatible smartphone app displays the temperature of the grill, the internal temp of the food, and the target temperature.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1996, in the meaning defined above
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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