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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The tripod is compatible with smartphones, DSLRs, SLRs, mirrorless, compact, panoramic and action cameras.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Apple wouldn’t be the first foreign company to work with the Cyberspace Administration of China for AI and smartphones.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 21 June 2024
Huawei has taken HarmonyOS beyond smartphones in past years and into products from watches to TVs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 21 June 2024
Last summer, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting cell phone use during class time, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is also considering smartphone bans in New York schools.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 June 2024
Apple wouldn’t be the first foreign company to work with the Cyberspace Administration of China for AI and smartphones.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 21 June 2024
Huawei has taken HarmonyOS beyond smartphones in past years and into products from watches to TVs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 21 June 2024
Last summer, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting cell phone use during class time, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is also considering smartphone bans in New York schools.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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