noun
definition
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
definition
A mobile phone.
Examples of handset in a Sentence
These suits feature hand rolled lapels, handset collar and sleeves, handmade buttonholes, and other hallmarks of a traditional bespoke suit.
A display on the handset or the base shows you who's calling and the phone number.
Don't place the handset on the cradle every night.
On August 30th, the conference will include a one day seminar on mobile game technology, featuring speakers from leading mobile developers, publishers, handset manufacturers and carriers.
The need for an instruction booklet varies, just as some people read through their cell phone manuals cover-to-cover, whereas others are more comfortable just "playing" with the handset to figure out the nuances on their own.
The only drawback is the size of your handset's screen.
Some accessories for cell phones focus on function, while others focus on fashion, but they are all equally important to personalizing your handset and getting the most out of what these portable computers can do for you.
The emergence of the high-powered 3G network has helped with handset offerings as well.
It took less than four months for this hot handset from Nokia to become a million-seller.
There are two main ways to transfer photographs from your cameraphone to your computer, given that you are making use of your mobile handset's internal memory and not a media card found in the expansion slots of some cell phones.
The lineup of Sprint PCS phones offers a great deal of variety, ensuring that all kinds of consumers will be able to find the right handset to suit their specific needs and preferences.
It can be a little difficult comparing the RAZR on a one-to-one basis against other mobile phones out there, as there are several different versions of the handset.
To my knowledge, Rogers Wireless is the first GSM service provider to carry this ubiquitous handset.
The original handset is a CDMA phone that works only in Korea.
There are protective cases available that essentially replace the exterior housing of your phone, as well as holsters where you can keep your handset when it's not in use.
If you're rocking the Verizon or Telus versions of the Chocolate phone, you can very happily expand your handset's memory with a microSD memory card.
Complete with the company's trademark Walkman branding, this handset is just as much an MP3 player as it is a cell phone.
After all, you won't be able to enjoy a 5 megapixel, 2 megapixel, or even VGA (640 x 480 pixel) picture on your handset's diminutive display in all its glory anyways.
It's not to say that one particular handset is better than another, per se, but they can be based on very different technologies and operate on very different frequencies.
Simply choose your cell phone model from the pull-down menu to get a full list of themes available for that handset.
In this way, the icon or logo associated with your call history, calendar, calculator, settings, and so forth in the cell phone's main menu can mesh with the overall theme you will have running on your handset.
Cell phone skins are more for personalization and aesthetic purposes so that you can customize the look of your handset.
A cell phone cover, on the other hand, is typically made of a hard material -- like aluminum or, more commonly, clear plastic -- that can also protect your handset from having its screen or other important components cracked.
On the plus side, plastic cell phone covers will prevent your handset from getting scratched up and they will also protect against cracking.
On the other hand, plastic covers can add a significant amount of "bulk" to your phone, making a handset that was once small, sleek, and slim into one that is overly bulky.
While larger carriers can usually offer a much larger variety of handset choices, there aren't too many STi prepaid cell phones to consider.
Well, even if you don't change to a new phone altogether, there is still the opportunity to take your regular handset and transform it into a spring cell phone.
It's unclear whether it will be a runaway success, but this powerful and fashionable handset has a lot going for it.
Some time around September 2006, Motorola announced the E690 RAZR PDA handset, which would later take on the name of the ROKR E6.
The Motorola RAZR has been available for some time now, so in order to revitalize the moniker, Motorola has issued the slim handset in a wide range of colors, including the highly coveted pink RAZR.
The BlackBerry Pearl is the first handset from Research in Motion, based in Canada, that has a definite music, picture and video slant to it.
As mentioned earlier, the BlackBerry Pearl is the first handset from the company to have substantial multimedia functionality.
Years ago, it was innovative enough to have any mobile phone, but nowadays, that little handset must also have an MP3 player, a digital camera, and basic PDA functionality.
As such, if you intend on using your handset as an international GPS cell phone, you will need to acquire the maps for every country on your trip.
Well, the key selling feature on this handset is that it comes with not one, but two keypads.
The Helio Ocean is perhaps the mobile handset that most closely resembles a traditional PDA phone.
However, it is unlikely that you will get a free handset, because you are not signing a contract.
The "new" phone that you receive is "refurbished", while your old handset gets its cell phone repair.
Refurbished mobile phones are supposed to be restored to "near new" condition, meaning that the company may have updated the handset to the latest firmware version, replaced any broken or worn parts, and repaired any faulty components.
When you have a handset like this, it's hard to stand out from the crowd.
Typically, cases are holster-style and the handset can be placed in and taken out of it with ease.
Despite several iPhone complaints, the general public seems to have fallen in love with the handset.
Palm has managed to create a handset that isn't much bigger than a regular Nokia or Motorola, but it could prove to be a lot more useful in managing your life than most standard phones.
We've all grown very accustomed to having our cell phones with us at all times and it can be absolutely unnerving when you glance down at your handset only to see that it's displaying zero bars!
The most common way for boosting cell phone signal is to purchase those little stickers that attach to the back of your handset.
Most people assume that Bluetooth technology is only good for connecting your handset to a hands-free cell phone headset, but this simply is not the case.
It's just a lot cheaper to buy a used phone, because the value of a handset diminishes dramatically the moment it has been sold and used by someone else.
Used phones may have gone through a certain level of physical abuse and this detracts from the appearance (and possibly the functionality) of the handset.
The LG enV2, pictured above, is one such V CAST-equipped handset.
Even with the announcement of the second generation iPhone, Apple did not include the option to expand memory on the handset.