handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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As is common with rugged handsets, the F113 is home to a monster battery.
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New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
The TriFold’s advantages over a regular handset — the large 10-inch display and good-for-a-smartphone audio quality — would be better served by an outsized battery to power them.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Open Settings Tap Apps Tap Default apps Tap Phone app
Select Phone by Google, which uses a blue icon with a white phone handset
On Samsung Galaxy phones
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone's manufacturer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
The TriFold’s advantages over a regular handset — the large 10-inch display and good-for-a-smartphone audio quality — would be better served by an outsized battery to power them.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Open Settings Tap Apps Tap Default apps Tap Phone app
Select Phone by Google, which uses a blue icon with a white phone handset
On Samsung Galaxy phones
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone's manufacturer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handset
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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