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

Following the launch of a mobile app version in the 2010s, webtoons’ popularity grew as smartphones became widely adopted. —Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

First, the camera company is benefitting from a revival of film, powered by Gen Z consumers who are looking for more unique and retro-looking photos than what their smartphones can capture. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025

With just 270 million parameters, the new Gemma 3 can run on devices like smartphones or even entirely inside a web browser. —ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025

While in the present study the researchers used a specialized lab to measure gait, AI software that estimates joint loading using smartphone videos is available and can allow clinicians to perform gait analysis in their clinic without this expensive equipment. —New Atlas, 12 Aug. 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)