A mobile phone.
Used in a Sentence
handset
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for handset.
Editorial note
Nokia makes a solid handset and the Windows Phone platform is the first not to copy Apple's design.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A mobile phone.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of handset gathered in one view.
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for handset.
noun
A mobile phone.
noun
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
noun
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
verb
(typography) To typeset by hand.
Example sentences
Nokia makes a solid handset and the Windows Phone platform is the first not to copy Apple's design.
That's fair, but it really wasn't Google preventing newer android releases for handset manufacturers, or the carriers.
That theoretical leverage only exists because of Android's ubiquity which it has because of the handset makers.
If they were planning to release an unlocked handset then it might be more interesting if they released it for free.
No doubt it's something that handset makers will hold onto for as long as possible because a lack of updates sells new phones.
There are legal agreements between Google and handset makers that can't simply be dissolved by threatening to revoke access to the app store.
That's probably what they're looking at when thinking about subsidizing the handset.
Edit 2: Rereading the article actually hs killed the handset for me.
The competitiveness of the Android handset market gets even more brutal.
Another boat Google would be rocking is their Open Handset Alliance..
I don't see how Google selling a yet another unlocked handset is a big deal.
Huh, the part where you can either keep your original handset phone number or your GV number on one account (but not both) is problematic.
Quote examples
"Microsoft will record an impairment charge of about $7.6 billion on its Nokia handset unit" Wow, well there it is--looks like the rumor is true.
Some day soon I'm going to really have to try and hunt down a ~4" handset to replace this one...
You don't have to shut down one application to be able to run another, like on an iPhone." But the handset they were showing (they called it a handheld computer, not a smartphone) was clumsy and unattractive.
That position leaves Microsoft with other options and leverage over the industry, which they currently don't have sitting at the bottom and looking up saying "me too!" It's also very hard to do any of this if you're in direct competition with Apple and Google on the OS/handset side.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use handset in a sentence?
Nokia makes a solid handset and the Windows Phone platform is the first not to copy Apple's design.
What does handset mean?
A mobile phone.
What part of speech is handset?
handset is commonly used as noun, verb.