handset

noun

hand·set ˈhan(d)-ˌset

: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device

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For example, even if older iPhones can download iOS 18, only handsets like the iPhone 15 Pro and the entire iPhone 16 range support Apple's AI capabilities. —

Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025 Technology has advanced, but not in a way that’s immediately obvious in the way old handsets were. —

Callum Booth, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 That meant that a manual attempt to track the handsets of the building’s prewar residents may have suggested there was no one there at all. —

Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Image: Honor For its European launch the Pro is joined by the Magic 7 Lite, a midrange handset that uses the comparatively sluggish Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip and arrives still running Android 14. —

Dominic Preston, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for handset