smartphone

noun

smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 

variants or less commonly smart phone

plural smartphones also smart phones

: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)

Examples of smartphone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, most people can recite only a handful—if any—because smartphones remember them for us. —John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Use your smartphone to take pictures or videos of each room in your home — open closets and drawers, and record the serial numbers of items like appliances and electronics. —Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Use your smartphone in moderation, or even better, treat yourself to a few days of digital detox—experience things firsthand and admire nature or a work of art with your own eyes rather than through a smartphone screen. —Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 29 May 2026

Between crowded commutes, blinding screens, and the endless tap-tap-tapping on smartphone glass, our senses are constantly taking a beating. —Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smartphone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

smartphone

noun

smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 

: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)