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The smartphone vs A smartphone

Both 'the smartphone' and 'a smartphone' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The smartphone' is used when referring to a specific smartphone that has already been mentioned or is known, while 'a smartphone' is used when referring to any smartphone in general.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 849 views

The smartphone

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific smartphone that has already been mentioned or is known.

Use 'the smartphone' when you are talking about a particular smartphone that has been previously mentioned or is well-known. It indicates a specific device.

Examples:

I lost the smartphone that I bought last month.
The smartphone I have is very old.
Can you pass me the smartphone on the table?

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The accelerometer is the thing that determines the vertical orientation of the smartphone.
What you see here in number one is a reflection in somebody's glasses of the smartphone that they're typing in.
Used the smartphone app to age it up.
And, for my final trick, the Smartphone!
Have we I.D.'d the smartphone shooter?
Using the power of the smartphone, it can examine the cube and solve the cube in five seconds.
It interfaces with the smartphone via Bluetooth, and it can send you a weekly e-mail about your sleep and exercise patterns.

Alternatives:

my smartphone
that smartphone
this smartphone
your smartphone
his smartphone

A smartphone

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to any smartphone in general.

Use 'a smartphone' when you are talking about smartphones in general or when you are introducing the concept of a smartphone without specifying a particular one.

Examples:

I need to buy a smartphone for my daughter.
A smartphone is a useful tool for communication.
She is looking for a job that requires a smartphone.

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The headset connects wirelessly to an iPad or a smartphone.
This wouldn't happen if I had a smartphone.
Look, a smartphone has an operating system.
I bought a smartphone for my wife.
I bought a smartphone for my wife.
One kilo is worth about 40 grand and roughly the size of a smartphone.
A security consultant from Germany demonstrated how an airliner could be hacked using a smartphone app that he developed.
One male, one female, each of them has a smartphone.
It means, get yourself a smartphone and look it up.
So it's a smartphone, it's e-mail enabled.
If he had a smartphone on him, we might even get a location on the GPS.
And because of their higher digital resolution, they're more consistent with a smartphone.
I have a 24-year-old genius With a smartphone and a problem with authority.
The heads-up display is a smartphone that displays system parameters.
But maybe we can afford to provide each student with a computer or a smartphone.
The heads-up display is a smartphone that displays system parameters. Why?
What I need is a smartphone and a new toilet.
You sent the manifesto from a smartphone spoofed to Anson Holt's name.
If he had a smartphone on him, we might even be able to get an exact location on the GPS.
I mean, I don't really have a smartphone.

Alternatives:

any smartphone
one smartphone
some smartphones
several smartphones
many smartphones

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