cellular telephone
Wireless handheld communicator
A cellular telephone is a portable phone that communicates through a network of radio transmitters, each covering a geographic "cell." The term dominated in the 1980s and 1990s but has largely given way to cell phone or mobile phone in everyday speech.
She bought her first cellular telephone in 1995.
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- mobileCapable of movement
rechargeable · battery-powered · wireless · cordless · transportable · on-the-go · personal · carry
Interconnected system
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- towerTall slender edifice
- base stationFixed wireless communication point
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
speaker · earpiece · keypad · touchscreen · circuitry · LCD · backlight · camera
Mobile software, briefly
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- iOSMobile operating system
- AndroidGoogle's phone platform
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
selfie · emoji · streaming · social media · GPS · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi · virtual assistant
Contact by phone
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
- textWritten or printed words
- SMSMobile text protocol
- MMSMobile multimedia protocol
caller ID · speed dial · contacts · conversation · voice · talk · message · three-way calling
handheld
Designed for palm use
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- compactTightly packed together
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
mobile · rechargeable · battery-powered · wireless · cordless · transportable · on-the-go · personal · carry · travel-friendly
network
Interconnected system
base station · carrier · roaming · 4G · 5G · LTE · GSM · CDMA · bandwidth · frequency
handset
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- batteryPortable electricity storage
charger · speaker · earpiece · keypad · touchscreen · circuitry · LCD · backlight · camera · LED flash
apps
Mobile software, briefly
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- iOSMobile operating system
- AndroidGoogle's phone platform
notifications · selfie · emoji · streaming · social media · GPS · Bluetooth · Wi-Fi · virtual assistant · Siri
call
Contact by phone
MMS · caller ID · speed dial · contacts · conversation · voice · talk · message · three-way calling · call waiting
cellular telephonelandline
Stationary wired telephone
corded phone · home phone · desk phone · rotary phone · wall phone
cellular telephonetelegraph
Electrical message system
dial phone · candlestick telephone · tin can telephone · carrier pigeon · party line
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