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

So do the competing manufacturers, who are doing their best to both avoid a clash of dates and provide as much runway as possible for their own smartphones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

India’s Lava International, a smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturer, confirmed that some of its employees and channel partners were among those involved in the accident. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Lava International, an Indian smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturer, confirmed that some of its employees and channel partners were among those involved in the accident. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Attendees are welcome to bring their smartphone, though it is not required. — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 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)