mobile phone

noun

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Imagine a mobile phone provider discovering through AI analysis that 40% of customer service requests relate to setting up a new device. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Its first major move took place in 2006, when SoftBank acquired Vodafone Japan and rebranded it as SoftBank Mobile, marking the company’s entry into Japan’s mobile phone market. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 An employee smiles while looking at her mobile phone in front of a digital board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on April 21, 2026. Justina Lee, CNBC, 20 May 2026 The image of Salt, obtained by The Athletic and other media outlets, showed him half-hidden by the tree, holding up his mobile phone while wearing wireless headphones. Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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