mobile phone

noun

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The firm fell far behind Nvidia and other rivals, such as AMD and Broadcom, in the mobile phone space and the AI arms race. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 Authorities in Germany say witnesses reported that Brückner previously confessed, and that his mobile phone was active and traced to the area of Madeleine’s disappearance. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Worried woman looking at her mobile phone. Annie Nova, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 Also revealed was the first-ever iPhone Air, a super-slim mobile phone that weighs just over five ounces. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobile phone

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mobile phone was in 1975

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“Mobile phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20phone. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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