handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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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.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In 1994, the company released a handset that allowed users to both send and receive messages.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
The most expensive Apple handset, the iPhone 17 Pro Max with 2TB of storage, costs $1,999.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
The extra battery life kept my handset alive much longer than usual.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 14 Nov. 2025
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In 1994, the company released a handset that allowed users to both send and receive messages.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
The most expensive Apple handset, the iPhone 17 Pro Max with 2TB of storage, costs $1,999.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
The extra battery life kept my handset alive much longer than usual.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 14 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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