cell-phones
Wireless handheld devices
Cell-phones is the plural of cell-phone, a portable telephone that connects through a network of radio transmitters.
The hyphenated spelling is less common than the solid *cellphone* or the two-word *cell phone*.
She confiscated the students' cell-phones before the exam.
Handheld touchscreen computers
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- appsMobile software, briefly
- operating systemSoftware managing computer resources
- AndroidGoogle's phone platform
iOS · processor · battery · charging · wireless · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi · data
Constructed tool or machine
- handsetHeld telephone component
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- iPhoneApple mobile device
- SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
Galaxy · case · charger · cable · adapter · screen protector · cracked screen · repair
Contacts by telephone
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
speakerphone · earbuds · ringtone · vibrate · notifications · WhatsApp · FaceTime · video chat
Moving display content vertically
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- selfiesSelf-taken photographs
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- TikTokShort-form video service
addiction · screen time · distraction · FOMO · likes · followers · sharing · posting
One that transports
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- prepaidSettled in advance
- unlimitedWithout bounds or restrictions
- data planCellular internet subscription
minutes · roaming · international · monthly · bill · upgrade · trade-in · coverage
Phone's soundless setting
- airplane modeDevice state blocking wireless signals
- texting while drivingOperating phone while steering
- phubbingIgnoring companions for device
- dinner tableFurniture for shared meals
theater · classroom · meetings · boundaries · public spaces · interruption
smartphones
Handheld touchscreen computers
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- appsMobile software, briefly
- operating systemSoftware managing computer resources
Android · iOS · processor · battery · charging · wireless · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi · data · network
device
Constructed tool or machine
Samsung · Galaxy · case · charger · cable · adapter · screen protector · cracked screen · repair · battery life
calls
Contacts by telephone
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- messagingSending written digital communications
- contactsPeople you know professionally
voicemail · speakerphone · earbuds · ringtone · vibrate · notifications · WhatsApp · FaceTime · video chat · emoji
scrolling
Moving display content vertically
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- selfiesSelf-taken photographs
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
TikTok · addiction · screen time · distraction · FOMO · likes · followers · sharing · posting · stories
carrier
One that transports
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- prepaidSettled in advance
- unlimitedWithout bounds or restrictions
data plan · minutes · roaming · international · monthly · bill · upgrade · trade-in · coverage · provider
silent mode
Phone's soundless setting
- airplane modeDevice state blocking wireless signals
- texting while drivingOperating phone while steering
- phubbingIgnoring companions for device
dinner table · theater · classroom · meetings · boundaries · public spaces · interruption
cell-phoneslandlines
Stationary wired telephones
landline phones · home phones · rotary phones · payphones · telephone booths
cell-phonescarrier pigeons
Message-bearing trained birds
letters · smoke signals · town criers · telegraph · telegraphs