smartphone

American  

[smahrt-fohn] / ˈsmɑrtˌfoʊn /

Or smart phone

noun

• smartphones
  plural

1. a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.

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smartphone British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• smartphones
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of smartphone

First recorded in 1995–2000

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How does smartphone compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• cell phone vs. smartphone

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Example Sentences

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smartphone smartphones

They can use “ID spoofing,” so the call shows on your smartphone as your trusted bank, mortgage servicer or credit union.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

From the nerves before the ceremony to the tears of laughter during the best man's speech, Jade Burton is documenting every moment on her smartphone.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

ChatGPT revolutionized what smartphone users expect from chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Meta’s Muse, a computer errand boy that lives in a smartphone app, has a furry, rotund little mascot.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

She opened up the search engine on Mama’s smartphone and scrolled through some recipes on the cooking website they liked to use.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Still, there is something peculiar about postponing industry-wide traceability requirements while ordinary shoppers are left scanning their broccoli with smartphones, hoping to learn something useful about where it came from.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Armed with little more than smartphones, his group of about 170 volunteers spent the weekend tracking police vehicles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Despite these concerns, the researchers do not believe that eliminating smartphones from young people's lives is the answer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

A person suffering the onset of cognitive decline might easily fall prey to fraud attempts that target them through their smartphones.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

It reported that 80 million smartphones had been sold.

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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