noun

smartphone

SMAHT-fohn

noun

A mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities, such as internet access and installable apps.

"Almost everyone in the meeting had a smartphone in hand."

How to Use Smartphone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA mobile phone that works like a small computer.

Common pairings

smartphone app smartphone screen smartphone addiction

smartphones plural

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Almost everyone in the meeting had a _____ in hand.

A blend of "smart" and "phone," first used in the mid-1990s as mobile phones began gaining computer-like features.

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