handset

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Growth was driven by automotive and internet of things segments, while handset sales fell 13% amid a memory shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

All of them talk loudly on the handset, which she installed last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Each handset contains about three grams of them -- more than 3,700 tonnes overall for the 1.24 billion devices sold worldwide in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Technology analyst and writer Prasanto K Roy says the bigger concern is about how much access an app might eventually be allowed on the handset.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The assistant director reaches for the handset, says “Sylvie” into it, listens awhile, then sets it down.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr