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

In particular, the older technology that smartphones and laptops need is called DRAM, or dynamic random-access memory. —Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026

Today, a candidate can reach millions with a smartphone and an algorithm. —Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026

For bright planets like Venus and Jupiter, a smartphone attached to a telescope using an adapter can capture basic images — though results will be very basic. —Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung unveiled a new set of its flagship smartphones yesterday, and some are notably pricier than before. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 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)