handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Being downgraded from monthly to quarterly updates has put a 12-month clock on a Galaxy handset in the past.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Huawei has aggressively launched premium smartphones, including the first-ever trifold handset, and has also begun to slowly relaunch devices overseas.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Designed to be the thinnest Galaxy S phone possible, this fashion-conscious handset does not yet have a release date.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The compact Light Phone III is more squarish than the previous handset, with a 3.92-inch monochrome AMOLED behind matte glass instead of the older E Ink screen.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Huawei has aggressively launched premium smartphones, including the first-ever trifold handset, and has also begun to slowly relaunch devices overseas.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Designed to be the thinnest Galaxy S phone possible, this fashion-conscious handset does not yet have a release date.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The compact Light Phone III is more squarish than the previous handset, with a 3.92-inch monochrome AMOLED behind matte glass instead of the older E Ink screen.
—New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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