smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 
variants
or less commonly smart phone
plural smartphones also smart phones
: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)
Examples of smartphone in a Sentence
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Fans can tune in on their smartphones, TVs or computers on Coachella's YouTube channel.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Indonesia requires smartphones sold in the country to be made up of at least 35% local components by volume, though Apple satisfies the requirement, despite the lack of local production, through its developer academies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
Motorola’s plan to sell smartphones overseas includes wood and fake leather.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
What new rom-coms offer is a return to an imagined time that wasn’t run by smartphones or social media, where authenticity and spontaneity reign in real-life interactions.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
By Samantha Murphy Kelly | CNN Apple’s smartphone sales tumbled a stunning 10% last quarter, according to market research firm IDC.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The latest smartphones are more powerful than the fastest supercomputers from the year 2000.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
The Wall Street Journal Apple’s slump Apple has lost its crown as the globe's top smartphone brand after sales slumped early this year.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Xiaomi, one of China’s top smartphone makers, occupied the third position with a market share of 14.1% during the first quarter.
—Reuters, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Indonesia requires smartphones sold in the country to be made up of at least 35% local components by volume, though Apple satisfies the requirement, despite the lack of local production, through its developer academies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Apr. 2024
Motorola’s plan to sell smartphones overseas includes wood and fake leather.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
What new rom-coms offer is a return to an imagined time that wasn’t run by smartphones or social media, where authenticity and spontaneity reign in real-life interactions.
—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
By Samantha Murphy Kelly | CNN Apple’s smartphone sales tumbled a stunning 10% last quarter, according to market research firm IDC.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The latest smartphones are more powerful than the fastest supercomputers from the year 2000.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
The Wall Street Journal Apple’s slump Apple has lost its crown as the globe's top smartphone brand after sales slumped early this year.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Xiaomi, one of China’s top smartphone makers, occupied the third position with a market share of 14.1% during the first quarter.
—Reuters, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as e-mail or an Internet browser)
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