portable phone
Wireless telephone device
A portable phone is a telephone designed to be carried and used away from a fixed location.
The term typically refers to cordless phones that operate within range of a base station, or to early mobile phones before "cell phone" became standard: I'll grab the portable phone so we can talk in the garden.
Now largely replaced by "cell phone" or "mobile" in everyday speech.
- cellphonePortable wireless telephone
- mobileCapable of movement
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- handheldDesigned for palm use
cordless · receiver · dial · ringtone · texting · screen time · charger · low battery · battery · signal · cell tower · dropped call · calling · pocket · touchscreen · flip · antenna · vibrate
portable phonelandline
Stationary wired telephone
desk phone · wall phone · corded phone · home phone · office phone
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