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

Screens include smartphones, tablets, computers, and TVs. —Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Nov. 2025

The One Pro is relatively light at 87 grams, or a little less than the weight of a small smartphone. —IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2025

At research firm Gartner, retail and hospitality analyst Brad Jashinsky said the company’s retail clients are comparing AI to technology breakthroughs like the smartphone, internet and personal computer. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

While most associate the brand with its drones, DJI also makes cameras and smartphone gimbals under its Osmo imprint, as well as cinema equipment under the Ronin banner. —PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 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)