mobile phone

noun

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Nevertheless, the march of AR on the mobile phone is ongoing – a survey just published by Thrive found 35% of American consumers have now used mobile AR; almost one in two use the technology frequently. David Prosser, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Name-your-own-price for cars, for mobile phone time, for home and life insurance. Alana Semuels, Time, 11 May 2025 On the mobile phone app, Netflix plans to test a vertical feed on the home page to browse clips and trailers. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 8 May 2025 Editors’ Picks The final scene shows the midlevel official using a mobile phone to securely contact the C.I.A. The other video plays on fears that the Chinese government is arresting and ousting senior officials without explanation. Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 1 May 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 20 May. 2025.

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