handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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The Gen 6 is designed to last a good while as a mid-tier handset.
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New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Details on all four handsets are coming out, especially the Pixel 10.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Way back in 2018, the EU fined Google for using its Android operating system market share to stymie rivals by giving its own apps unfair advantage through pre-installation deals with mobile handset makers.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
And the handset measures 179 x 86 x 31 mm (7 x 3.4 x 1.2 in), and weighs in lighter than the 3 Pro at 530 g (18.7 oz).
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
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New Atlas, 28 June 2025
Details on all four handsets are coming out, especially the Pixel 10.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Way back in 2018, the EU fined Google for using its Android operating system market share to stymie rivals by giving its own apps unfair advantage through pre-installation deals with mobile handset makers.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 June 2025
And the handset measures 179 x 86 x 31 mm (7 x 3.4 x 1.2 in), and weighs in lighter than the 3 Pro at 530 g (18.7 oz).
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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