handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Also, a Galaxy Z Fold 6 deal in May knocked a straight $350 off the device, which, to me, is the gold standard in deals because the actual price of the handset is lower.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Best Buy often sells phone variants locked to your carrier of choice, but that isn't an option for this handset.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
That's perhaps changing with Samsung's latest handsets, announced alongside new smartwatches today at the company's second Galaxy Unpacked event of this year in Brooklyn, New York.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 July 2025
In the first quarter of 2014, Motorola sold 900,000 Moto X handsets worldwide compared to Apple selling 26 million of its new iPhone 5s during the same period, according to Strategy Analytics.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 July 2025
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Best Buy often sells phone variants locked to your carrier of choice, but that isn't an option for this handset.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
That's perhaps changing with Samsung's latest handsets, announced alongside new smartwatches today at the company's second Galaxy Unpacked event of this year in Brooklyn, New York.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 July 2025
In the first quarter of 2014, Motorola sold 900,000 Moto X handsets worldwide compared to Apple selling 26 million of its new iPhone 5s during the same period, according to Strategy Analytics.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 July 2025
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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