handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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The price cut is reserved for the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025’s 1TB storage option, alongside last year’s handsets, which are still on sale.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
While some Android handsets can mirror restricted content using their own casting features, others won't.
—Paul Ridden
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
Growth in those categories signals how well the company is diversifying away from its core handset business, which expects to lose Apple as a customer in the coming years.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The exemption was done in part to urge U.S. tech companies to move production of cell phone handsets and other electronics to the states and reverse long-standing offshoring of production to factories in Asia.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
While some Android handsets can mirror restricted content using their own casting features, others won't.
—Paul Ridden
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
Growth in those categories signals how well the company is diversifying away from its core handset business, which expects to lose Apple as a customer in the coming years.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The exemption was done in part to urge U.S. tech companies to move production of cell phone handsets and other electronics to the states and reverse long-standing offshoring of production to factories in Asia.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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