A small, lightweight, easily carried handset is called a portable phone, and may be small enough to fit in a handbag or pocket. Portables are the most popular type of wireless phone with today's customers. Also see Mobile Phone.
A one-piece, self-contained cellular telephone. The newest portable model phones are so small - weighing as little as 3.1 ounces - that they can be folded up and carried in a suit pocket or purse. Portables normally have built-in antennas and a rechargeable battery.
A one-piece, hand-held phone that includes battery power and may be used without any peripheral power or antenna. See also Mobile Phone , Transportable Phones.
(a.k.a. Handheld Unit) A one-piece, self-contained cellular telephone. The newest ones are so small that they can be folded up and carried in a suit pocket or purse. Portable phones normally have built-in antennas and a rechargeable battery.
A portable phone is a small, hand-held phone you can carry in your purse or briefcase, or, with smaller models, in your shirt pocket. They have the least amount of battery life among mobile, portable, and transportable phones.