mobile phone

noun

: cell phone

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Orders for mobile phone screens and digitizers soared 185%, demand for coffee grinder replacement parts rose 92%, and TV replacement stands and legs charged up 74%. — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026 Reding Quiñones also did not respond to voicemail and text messages left on his mobile phone. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Speculation about a possible mobile device from SpaceX comes as the company reportedly plans to expand its business into retail mobile phone service. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The spectrum will allow its Starlink broadband satellite network to provide mobile phone service worldwide. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

Word History

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

noun
: cell phone

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