mobile phone

noun

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Most notably, Intel missed the mobile phone revolution in the early 2000s, when then-CEO Paul Otellini turned down Apple’s request to have Intel build chips for the first iPhone. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 But these glasses are worthless without a mobile phone. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The firm fell far behind Nvidia and other rivals, such as AMD and Broadcom, in the mobile phone space and the AI arms race. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 Authorities in Germany say witnesses reported that Brückner previously confessed, and that his mobile phone was active and traced to the area of Madeleine’s disappearance. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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