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

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the P3 Tips smartphone app, and callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026

As was rumored in its leadup, the MacBook Neo runs on the existing Apple A18 Pro, previously a smartphone chip used in the iPhone 16 Pro. —Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026

Many people are comfortable on smartphones but not with the tools modern jobs rely on, such as email and office software. —Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026

The 21st-century economy — from our smartphones and F-35 fighter jets to wind turbines and electric vehicles — runs on 17 obscure metals known as rare earth elements. —Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 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)