mobile phone

noun

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The proliferation of smartphones has gone a long way in promoting financial inclusion — in fact, the World Bank Group found that 84% of adults in low to medium-income countries owned a mobile phone. David Henkin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The Met Office said that as well as a risk to health, extreme temperatures could cause heat-sensitive equipment to fail, including power and mobile phone services. ABC News, 22 June 2026 The investment pipeline will support an industry that is expected to add $290 billion a year to the continent’s economy by the end of the decade, up from $240 billion in 2025, according to the report by the GSMA global mobile phone industry group. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 19 June 2026 This jump-start meant a mobile phone could theoretically lock on to the GPS signal within milliseconds. Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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