handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Google is expected to launch the four Pixel 10 handsets in August.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The first leak came on Wednesday when the company teased its upcoming foldable Ultra handset.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
The handset runs Android 15 out of the box, with Ulefone promising to do without the usual app bloat found on many of today's smartphones.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
If those handsets, made in China, were to increase in price, would Comcast be forced to pass those higher costs along to customers?
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The first leak came on Wednesday when the company teased its upcoming foldable Ultra handset.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
The handset runs Android 15 out of the box, with Ulefone promising to do without the usual app bloat found on many of today's smartphones.
—Paul Ridden
may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
If those handsets, made in China, were to increase in price, would Comcast be forced to pass those higher costs along to customers?
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handset
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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