A handset is a component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth to receive audio through the receiver and speak to the remote party using the built-in transmitter. In earlier telephones, the transmitter was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which was attached to a wall at a convenient height or placed on a desk or table. Until the advent of the cordless telephone, the handset was usually wired to the base unit, typically by a flexible tinsel wire cord.
Classic handsetWoman using a telephone handset (West Germany, 1988)Early 20th century candlestick telephone which required only the receiver to be held to the ear (United States, 1920s–30s)
A graphic symbol that designates a handset is used on cordless and mobile phones to specify placing or ending a telephone call. Usually a button with green upright (off-hook) handset icon is used for starting a call, and a red lying-down (on-hook) handset is used for ending a call.[1]Unicode provides the U+1F4DE📞TELEPHONE RECEIVER symbol.
^Lindholm, Christian; Keinonen, Turkka; Kiljander, Harri (22 June 2003). Mobile Usability: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone: How Nokia Changed the Face of the Mobile Phone. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN9780071429108.
Sajal K. Das (April 2010). Mobile Handset Design. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN978-0-470-82467-2.
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