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

With a school-friendly design, COPPA Safe Harbor certification, and privacy features, smartwatches are a competitor to the standard smartphone. —Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

Some of the new team members are former colleagues from the early days of Net and Mr Porter who built the e-commerce platforms in the very early days of smartphones and social media, and when demand for luxury was seemingly insatiable. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026

Most smartphones, computers and other connected devices will update automatically. —Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026

The pendant would essentially serve as an always-on camera for the smartphone that also includes a microphone for Siri input. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 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)