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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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
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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
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 7 May. 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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