smartphone

noun

smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn How to pronounce smartphone (audio)
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)

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Both Apple and Google are starting to integrate Generative AI into their smartphone operating systems. Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Apple iPhones have generally been hard to repair, but a recent iFixit teardown found the iPhone 16 to be the most repairable Apple smartphone. Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024 The iPhone maker’s sales have come under pressure from Huawei’s recovery in the Chinese smartphone market. Sonia Heng,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 What’s The Best Way To Photograph The Northern Lights? Visit Iceland, Iceland’s tourism website, recommends turning on your smartphone’s night mode with a lower shutter speed. Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smartphone 

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of smartphone was in 1996

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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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smartphone

noun
smart·​phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn How to pronounce smartphone (audio)
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)

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