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)

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They're used in tech for cars, military vehicles, medical devices, smartphones, home appliances, space projects, and much more. —

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024 This includes anything from a Windows PC to a smartphone to an Amazon Fire TV stick. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Forensic tools can recover data from smartphones that detect changes in a phone’s orientation, screen activation and proximity to other devices, all of which can contribute to understanding whether an action was deliberate, incidental or automated. —

Lars Daniel, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Google’s glasses run Android apps, essentially taking a lot of stuff that currently lives on a smartphone—maps, texting, news feeds—and putting it directly in front of your eyeballs. —

Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smartphone