handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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The handset now has a metal frame, with the front and rear still made of glass.
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Fire Phone’s proprietary Fire OS lacked popular apps available in the Android and iOS app stores, and had a complicated multi‑camera screen system for displaying 3D images that used so much battery power that the handset often overheated.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The eyewear will be connected to your smartphone so that the handset can process information that is received from the camera.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
After four years on the mobile handset market, Nothing is still lacking a major presence in the US.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Fire Phone’s proprietary Fire OS lacked popular apps available in the Android and iOS app stores, and had a complicated multi‑camera screen system for displaying 3D images that used so much battery power that the handset often overheated.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The eyewear will be connected to your smartphone so that the handset can process information that is received from the camera.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
After four years on the mobile handset market, Nothing is still lacking a major presence in the US.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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