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Synonyms for handset

telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

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This report provides in depth study of "Mobile Handset Game Market" using SWOT analysis i.e.
A group of unscrupulous traders are bringing fake and master copy handsets illegally which have no actual International Mobile Equipment Identity or IMEI number.
It involves matching the IMEI numbers of all legally imported handsets with those that are active on the networks of telecom operators on a daily basis.
Drop test : The minimum height of the falling handset is 1.0m.
Smart phones have also gained immense popularity in India in the last four years and constituted 43 per cent of the total handset shipments in 2016.
During the period between January to March 2016, 68.91 per cent of handsets registered on the UAE's networks were smartphones.
Our innovative DuraFon Radio Phone Handset gives managers true freedom of mobility allowing them to communicate via phone and UHF radio from a single device enabling them to enhance their productivity and improve customer service.
In terms of specific handset models (including handsets that are not smartphones), the iPhone 6 was the most popular mobile handset.
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A call made from a handset without IMEI makes it difficult to prove who made or received specific phone calls as cellular companies cannot trace the specific handset.
"On the demand side, the consumers in emerging markets who used to be the major purchasers of gray-market cellphones increasingly are preferring brand-name handsets. On the supply side, some gray-market handset makers have become branded manufacturers in order to promote their own names in developing countries."
But the tactic may backfire by eating into profitability.The handset deals, which come with SIM cards and data plans, are the industry's latest attempt to offset stagnating subscriber growth and falling margins on voice traffic.
Salute, a custom-made handset developed by ZTE with Verizon, was launched in the U.S.