mobile phone

portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
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mobile phone

Summary

mobile phone is a Q140424281[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,406 views/month, #258 of 77,819).[2]

Key Facts

  • mobile phone is credited with the discovery of Martin Cooper[3].
  • mobile phone's instance of is recorded as Q140424281[4].
  • mobile phone's instance of is recorded as form of communication[5].
  • mobile phone followed landline telephone[6].
  • mobile phone followed cordless telephone[7].
  • mobile phone followed mobile radio station[8].
  • mobile phone is a type of telephone[9].
  • mobile phone is a type of mobile device[10].
  • mobile phone is a type of cell phone and accessories[11].
  • mobile phone is used for mobile telecommunication[12].
  • mobile phone's Commons category is recorded as Mobile phones[13].
  • mobile phone's Unicode character is recorded as 📱[14].
  • mobile phone's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • mobile phone comprises printed circuit board[16].
  • mobile phone comprises integrated circuit[17].
  • mobile phone comprises microphone[18].
  • mobile phone comprises push-button[19].
  • mobile phone comprises display device[20].
  • mobile phone comprises antenna[21].
  • mobile phone comprises loudspeaker[22].
  • mobile phone comprises SIM card[23].
  • mobile phone's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1973[24].
  • mobile phone's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mobile phones[25].
  • mobile phone's Commons gallery is recorded as Mobile phone[26].
  • mobile phone's described at URL is recorded as https://www.videogameschronicle.com/?post_type=platforms&p=269[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Q140424281[4] and form of communication[5]. Recorded subclass of include telephone[9], mobile device[10], and cell phone and accessories[11].

Use and Application

mobile phone is used for mobile telecommunication[12]. Components include printed circuit board[16]; integrated circuit[17], a type of electronic component[28]; microphone[18]; push-button[19]; display device[20]; and antenna[21], a type of electronic component[29].

Influence

Things named for mobile phone include Steam Mobile[30], a mobile app[31].

Why It Matters

mobile phone ranks in the top 0.33% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,406 views/month, #258 of 77,819).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Steam Mobile[30], a mobile app[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q30]]"
  2. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000057
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14870]]: ont00000057"
  3. 6w ago · BoneheadElsewhere · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → mobile telecommunication
    Has characteristic → circuit switching, portability
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P1552]]: [[Q68015325]]"
  4. 7w ago · AHIOH · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → mobile telecommunication
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q11024]]"
  5. 9w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/Cell_Phone
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Cell_Phone, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 10w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb keyword → cell-phone, mobile-phone
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11924]]: mobile-phone, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/193886928|mobile phone (#193886928)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6965|Top 10,000 IM"
  7. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → yczxv
    Instance of → Q140424281, form of communication
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  8. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q140424281, form of communication
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q140424281]]"
  9. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → phones
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: phones, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949980|phones (#289949980)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  10. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001553-mobilni-telefony
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0001553-mobilni-telefony, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  11. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → printed circuit board, integrated circuit, microphone +5
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|13 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4362, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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