handset
noun
hand·set
ˈhan(d)-ˌset 
: a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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Google also officially announced the Pixel 8A following weeks of rumors, introducing the forthcoming handset a full week ahead of Google I/O 2024.
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 8 May 2024
The results of the partnership, which involved taking photos from space in January using mobile handsets from around the country, could be seen last month in Times Square in New York City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 8 May 2024
The results of the partnership, which involved taking photos from space in January using mobile handsets from around the country, could be seen last month in Times Square in New York City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Handset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handset. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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