noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.
2. 2
   a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

smart phone

Example

More examples

"I bought a smartphone for my wife."

Etymology

From smart + phone; first usage in the mid-1990s.

Related phrases

flip smartphonemodular smartphonesmartphone zombiemobile phone

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