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)
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The Palm team — Jeff Hawkson, Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan — blazed the trail for handheld devices and smartphones.
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Every smartphone manufacturer has to keep an eye on the competition.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026
And then what happens is, everything is around that smartphone.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
The Palm team — Jeff Hawkson, Donna Dubinsky and Ed Colligan — blazed the trail for handheld devices and smartphones.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Every smartphone manufacturer has to keep an eye on the competition.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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