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

Your smartphone's voice assistant struggles to understand your accent but works perfectly for others. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

In the decades since, the technology has diffused into daily life — powering smartphones, ride-hailing apps, agriculture, stock exchanges, and the precise time-stamping of financial trades. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

But in the fragmented era of social media, smartphones and instant video uploads, editorial decisions by legacy media are less impactful than ever. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Google’s navigation and smartphone pairing functioned well. —Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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)