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

True to form, it was nestled in between his smartphone and stacks of paper on a wooden desk in front of him during his confirmation hearing on March 18. —Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026

And as Micron shifts production to HBM memory instead of the less lucrative DRAM and NAND memory used in PCs and smartphones, prices are rising all around. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Counterpoint Research warned last month that the rising prices for DRAM and NAND flash are not only affecting smartphones, but also routers and gateways. —Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026

The Manus logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Meta logo visible in the background. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 18 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)