smartphone

or smart phone

[ smahrt-fohn ]

noun

1. a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering internet access, data storage, email capability, etc. Compare dumbphone ( def ), landline ( def 3 ).

smartphone

/ ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn /

noun

1. computing a mobile telephone with computer features that may enable it to interact with computerized systems, send e-mails, and access the web

Word History and Origins

Origin of smartphone¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

The money then funds a system that subsidizes low-income Americans’ landline or smartphone services, with the sums paid directly from the government to a Lifeline user’s telecom provider.

From Washington Post

You can print with or without a network and from multiple devices, like smartphones or iPads.

From Popular-Science

After years spent studying how workers use email, smartphones, and other forms of communication to signal our value at work, Mazmanian concluded the real root of our communication problems lies not in the tools themselves, but in workplace culture.

From Quartz

Google to offer heart and respiratory rate measurements using just your smartphone’s camera — Google is introducing features that will allow users to take vital health measurements using just the camera they already have on their smartphone.

From TechCrunch

We've seen heart-rate tracking on smartphones before thanks to Samsung's Galaxy line.

From Ars Technica

Cool, yes, though not quite as cool as the cyborg cockroaches you can control from your smartphone.

From The Daily Beast

An older bro wore a red bow tie and a yarmulke emblazoned with the “TEAM MITCH” logo as he stared down at his smartphone intently.

From The Daily Beast

Waze is a GPS-like smartphone app that provides drivers with up-to-the-minute, real-time updates on road conditions.

From The Daily Beast

The device is plugged into the wall and the companion smartphone app instructs the device when to start recording.

From The Daily Beast

This year, Hongkongers participated in PopVote, a mock referendum that gathered nearly 800,000 votes via smartphone ballots.

From The Daily Beast