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handset

noun as in receiver

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One of the biggest choices Google has to make going forward is in mobile handset development.

It owns Motorola, but handset producers like Samsung and LG make the most popular phones that run on Android.

To get at the rest, Google created Android and gives it away free to handset makers.

Android is created by Google but used by dozens of handset makers, including Samsung, HTC and Motorola.

Microsoft, too, has been shaking down Android handset makers, demanding royalties on every phone they sell.

Another man quickly picked up a handset and spoke briefly into it.

He picked up the nearest handset, saw that it was to the galley, and switched quickly.

He took a small handset from his pocket and pressed the stud.

He lifted the handset from its cradle and dialed the operator.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to handset, such as: bug, headphone, radio, telephone, television receiver, and control center.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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