smartphone
noun
smart·phone ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 
variants or less commonly smart phone
plural smartphones or less commonly smart phones
: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To download the iNaturalist app, go to the app store on your smartphone or visit the project website at bit.ly/3QM72GW. 
Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 On her smartphone, S. showed photos of individual soldiers sent to her by prosecutors, who for months have tracked the unit’s activities and obtained images of the suspects from social media and elsewhere. Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Samsung is the latest smartphone vendor to renew its wireless earphone offerings. Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022 Tell it when to clean by using the SharkClean app on your smartphone or by voice activation with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 The entire interior can also be controlled via an app on your smartphone, too. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2022 In many countries like Brazil, people had access to the internet or learned digital skills for the very first time on their smartphone. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 June 2022 Moreover, premium vendor Apple, which has moved its entire flagship line-up to 5G, emerged as the largest smartphone vendor by volume and this is likely to speed up the industry’s shift to the new technology. Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 By the first quarter of 2021, Huawei’s global smartphone market share fell below 4% compared to a peak of 20% in the second quarter of 2020, according to market research firm Counterpoint. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 On her smartphone, S. showed photos of individual soldiers sent to her by prosecutors, who for months have tracked the unit’s activities and obtained images of the suspects from social media and elsewhere. Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Samsung is the latest smartphone vendor to renew its wireless earphone offerings. Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022 Tell it when to clean by using the SharkClean app on your smartphone or by voice activation with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 The entire interior can also be controlled via an app on your smartphone, too. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 July 2022 In many countries like Brazil, people had access to the internet or learned digital skills for the very first time on their smartphone. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 June 2022 Moreover, premium vendor Apple, which has moved its entire flagship line-up to 5G, emerged as the largest smartphone vendor by volume and this is likely to speed up the industry’s shift to the new technology. Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 By the first quarter of 2021, Huawei’s global smartphone market share fell below 4% compared to a peak of 20% in the second quarter of 2020, according to market research firm Counterpoint. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1996, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)