handset

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Revenue fell to 19.65 billion pounds from 20.36 billion pounds, reflecting lower international revenue including divestments, declines in handset performance and in adjusted U.K. service revenue, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, Germany revenue fell 8.6% due to temporary negative pressures impacting mobile service revenues and weak German market handset trends, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

Instead I pick up the phone in the hallway, sit on the bottom stair and listen, the handset in my hand, waiting for the right moment.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins