smartphone

Everyday

A smartphone is a mobile phone that is also a small computer: it can go online, take photos, play games, use apps and make calls. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life, online safety lessons and computing lessons (apps, screen time, passwords); in stories it shows modern life; phrases: on my smartphone, smartphone app, smartphone screen.

Examples

• Mum checks the bus times on her smartphone. tree →
• A smartphone can take photos and videos. tree →
• My brother is not allowed a smartphone until he is twelve. tree →
• Never share your smartphone passcode with strangers. tree →
• The smartphone battery died halfway through the trip. tree →
• We used a smartphone app to identify birds. tree →
• Too much smartphone time before bed can spoil sleep. tree →

Note

Countable: a smartphone, two smartphones. Written as one word. People often just say «phone». Uses «a» (a smartphone).