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’s consumers can open accounts, make payments, transfer money and track expenses with just a few taps on a smartphone. —Barbara White, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026

Over the shoulder view of young Asian woman using smartphone, checking digital flight ticket and boarding pass on device screen while packing a suitcase on bed for a trip. —Sydney Goh, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

An interior pocket holds cash and cards, while the main compartment can hold even the biggest smartphone. —Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026

Demand for lithium-ion batteries is rising rapidly as electric vehicles, smartphones, and grid storage systems expand. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 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)