handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
Examples of handset in a Sentence
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The results of the partnership, which involved taking photos from space in January using mobile handsets from around the country, could be seen last month in Times Square in New York City.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Despite no longer selling the Pixel 6a, Google has added some new AI functionality to the budget handset.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The handset uses Samsung's Vivid mode by default, so colors tend to pop.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
That small but measurable performance gap is present in head-to-head comparisons on the Galaxy S24 handsets, but the Exynos family is more power efficient and offers better battery life.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
When the government last year banned Apple’s iPhone 14 and 15 from the Islamic Republic, the ban spurred a parallel economy for the older handsets, jacking up prices for the devices as many sought to put their depreciating Iranian rials into any physical commodity.
—Nasser Karimi, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
Damon spends the movie neck-cradling a handset and, if Messina is howling at him on the other end, holding it at a comical distance and grimacing.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The change in ranking comes after a tough year that saw consumers going slow on smartphone upgrades and choosing cheaper handsets due to high inflation and economic uncertainties.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024
That doesn’t mean the Galaxy Z Fold 6 camera will be ignored, but there will not be an automatic rush to lift the camera from the S24 family and drop it into the foldable handset.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Despite no longer selling the Pixel 6a, Google has added some new AI functionality to the budget handset.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The handset uses Samsung's Vivid mode by default, so colors tend to pop.
—PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024
That small but measurable performance gap is present in head-to-head comparisons on the Galaxy S24 handsets, but the Exynos family is more power efficient and offers better battery life.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
When the government last year banned Apple’s iPhone 14 and 15 from the Islamic Republic, the ban spurred a parallel economy for the older handsets, jacking up prices for the devices as many sought to put their depreciating Iranian rials into any physical commodity.
—Nasser Karimi, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
Damon spends the movie neck-cradling a handset and, if Messina is howling at him on the other end, holding it at a comical distance and grimacing.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
The change in ranking comes after a tough year that saw consumers going slow on smartphone upgrades and choosing cheaper handsets due to high inflation and economic uncertainties.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024
That doesn’t mean the Galaxy Z Fold 6 camera will be ignored, but there will not be an automatic rush to lift the camera from the S24 family and drop it into the foldable handset.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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