Handset is a term associated with telephones and may be used in a different sense depending upon the type of phone. ... Now it is can be used to refer to any part of a wired or wireless phone that can be held by hand and may refer to the actual phone itself in the case of mobile phones.

Where is the handset in phone?

See cellphone, smartphone and cordless phone. The part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (sometimes dial), held in the hand. The handle-shaped part of a telephone, containing the receiver and transmitter and often a dial or push buttons.

What does my handset mean?

the part of a phone in two parts that you hold in front of your mouth and against your ear.