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handset
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handset

The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless, Bluetooth handset and headset.

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People are often not aware that they use the handset on a phone. However, when they compare the term to "headset," it makes sense.



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The Face Recognition function helps ensure the security of their handsets by preventing misuse by third parties, and can also protect private information such as registered numbers, mail addresses and mails in the event that their handset is lost or stolen.
By makers, Sharp was the most popular, whose handsets were owned by 20%, followed by NEC and Panasonic (10%, respectively), and Toshiba (about 10%).
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