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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Some flagship smartphones from a few years ago have supported reverse wireless charging. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026 The company still has an enviable position in the smartphone world. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 The Deepseek logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on January 2, 2026. — Anniek Bao,elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 And what is happening is that the design of our technology—the design of these apps of smartphones, or honestly the design of society in general right now—is pushing you to accept a certain set of costs and trade-offs. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smartphone

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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

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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