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)
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Artificial intelligence is one of the key features reshaping not just smartphones but the entire digital ecosystem.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, many smartphones have the technological capability to capture the auroras with a simple click of a button!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jim highlighted the iPhone maker’s better-than-expected performance, particularly in China, where smartphone competition is fierce.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, Apple has shifted more production to India, prompting the country to overtake China as the leading exporter of smartphones to the U.S. last quarter.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, many smartphones have the technological capability to capture the auroras with a simple click of a button!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jim highlighted the iPhone maker’s better-than-expected performance, particularly in China, where smartphone competition is fierce.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, Apple has shifted more production to India, prompting the country to overtake China as the leading exporter of smartphones to the U.S. last quarter.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smartphone
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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