handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Speaking of video, the Tank X has arguably the highest resolution projector built into a handset today.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Pixel 9a Two handsets are going to bracket the Galaxy S26 family, and specifically the Galaxy S26.
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Rapid population growth across Africa, combined with cheaper mobile phone handsets, and improved digital infrastructure offers opportunities to increase new banking customers faster than in other regions.
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Local handset makers are getting pinched by high memory prices.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Pixel 9a Two handsets are going to bracket the Galaxy S26 family, and specifically the Galaxy S26.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Rapid population growth across Africa, combined with cheaper mobile phone handsets, and improved digital infrastructure offers opportunities to increase new banking customers faster than in other regions.
—semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Local handset makers are getting pinched by high memory prices.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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