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.

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

Mainframe computers were disrupted by PCs, which were disrupted by the World Wide Web, which was disrupted by smartphones.

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They are critical to manufacturing everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to military hardware and renewable energy technology but produced and processed almost exclusively by China.

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This was seen as key move, as the country processes about 90% of the world's rare earths, which are used in goods such as solar panels and smartphones.

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Stores sell collectible figures titled “Influencer Trespassing on Private Road”: a woman with a long braid under a wide-brimmed hat, smartphone in hand, in front of a leafy landscape.

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They are critical to manufacturing everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to military hardware and renewable energy technology.

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