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  • noun informal A remarkably advanced telephone.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ phone

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Examples

  • The term superphone, coined in the media, speaks to this high-end device class characterized by its "wow factor," a real or ...

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • The Nexus One - an Android handset built in partnership with manufacturer HTC that Google insisted on calling a "superphone" - was sold solely through the store, and Google said it was merely the first in a family of devices it planned to build.

    The Register 2010

  • Google Nexus One: 4 Pros, 4 Cons - Since the web first heard about Google's Nexus One smartphone - sorry, "superphone" - reactions have been mixed.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • Google unveils new 'superphone' - Technology News: Nexus One to be made available Tuesday online -- It's official: Google Inc. will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • On January 5, Google launched the Nexus One -- the company's new "superphone" -- with a good deal of fanfare.

    Knowledge@Wharton 2010

  • The Nexus One - an Android handset built in partnership with manufacturer HTC that Google insisted on calling a "superphone" - was sold solely through the store, and Google said it was merely the first in a family of devices it planned to build.

    The Register 2010

  • Google Nexus One: 4 Pros, 4 Cons - Since the web first heard about Google's Nexus One smartphone - sorry, "superphone" - reactions have been mixed.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • One of the key technical distinctions of the superphone will be the presence of 1.5 GHz processors, said Kumu Puri, a senior executive with Accenture's consumer electronics practice.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • One of the key technical distinctions of the superphone will be the presence of 1.5 GHz processors, said Kumu Puri, a senior executive with Accenture's consumer electronics practice.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • One of the key technical distinctions of the superphone will be the presence of 1.5-GHz processors, said Kumu Puri, a senior executive with Accenture's consumer electronics practice.

    SFGate: Top News Stories jtemple@sfchronicle.com (James Temple 2011

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