smartphone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of smartphone
First recorded in 1995–2000
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More families are installing home phones to stave off smartphone use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Only about 20% of smartphone owners currently use an AI assistant.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
In particular, the supply crunch for memory chips has weakened the smartphone market, which could limit the company’s short-term growth, Morgan Stanley argued.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
As Apple expands into the budget computer market, the company is also looking to seize share from its smartphone competitors during a period of memory crunch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
And 2006 was an important year for the mobile phone because of the growth of smartphone devices.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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