Do British say mobile phone or cell phone?

In British English they are called mobile phones; in American English they are called cell phones. Whichever term you prefer, I’m sure you have one!

Which is correct mobile or cell phone?

Mobile phones became ‘mobiles’. In the United States, a different term emerged, ‘cell phone’, short for cellular phone. Now, cell phone was tricky because some people spelled it as one word and some people spelled it as two.

Do Americans say phone or cell?

“Cell phone,” “cell” or “smartphone.” “Mobile phone” is used but somewhat less often, “mobile” by itself is mostly used by BE speakers. Hi, thank you for your answer. Then how do you Americans say “cell phone number”? or “smartphone number”?

What do Europeans call cell phones?

Here’s what you need to know about using a North American cell phone in Europe or buying a cell phone that works in Europe and North America. Most Europeans prefer the term “mobile phone” or just plain “mobile.” In German-speaking Europe – Austria, Germany, and Switzerland – a mobile phone is called ein Handy.

What is the American English of biscuit?

Biscuit (UK) / Cookie (US) In the US, cookies are flat, round snacks made of sweet dough. In the UK, these are generally called biscuits, although people do call the bigger, softer kind cookies, too.

Why do Americans call phones cell phones?

Cellular was the chosen term because each tower and its coverage map looked like a biological cell. Eventually, phones that operated on this type of wireless network were called cellular phones. The term mobile phone predates its cellular counterpart.

Why we call mobile phone as cell phone?

The land area was divided into smaller units called ‘cells’, each of which had their own network towers. The frequency of these towers was based on the density of the phones in that area. Hence the term ‘cell phone’ came into use.

What do British call mobile phones?

In the UK we call them “mobile phones”, in the US “cellphones”.

What are mobile phones called in us?

It’s mostly known as the “cell phone” (cellphone) in the USA and/or the whole of North America and a few more places, but they know what a “mobile” is. The rest of the world calls it a mobile phone generally, and know what a “cell” or “cellphone” is too.

Do US cell phones work in Germany?

Currently, about 20\% of US and Canadian-based cell phones work overseas. In Europe and many other places, cellular carriers use the GSM system. These are not universal. Some of the newer phones have the correct 900 and 1800 MHz frequencies built into them, which allow their use in Germany.

What countries call a cell phone a mobile phone?

The US, at least some of the Caribbean, Israel, and presumably Canada say ‘cell.’ ‘Mobile’ is used in Australia, NZ, UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, Anglophone Africa, Malta, and Europe (in their own languages and when speaking English). England calling – most of my friends call it a mobile or an iPhone.

What is a landline called in different countries?

(landlines are called “telephone”). Spain: “teléfono móvil” or “móvil”. Denmark: mobile phone. UK: mobile or mobile phone. Philipines: cellphone. New Zealand: “mobile” (but cellphone is also used). India: mobile. Telephone or landline for a landline.

Which countries have the highest percentage of mobile phone ownership?

Roughly nine-in-ten or more own mobile phones in Jordan (95\%), China (95\%), Russia (94\%), Chile (91\%) and South Africa (91\%). Cell phone ownership rates have skyrocketed in the last decade in most of the nations where data on trends is available.

What is a cell phone called in Canada?

In Canada the words I hear most often are “cell” or “cell phone”, almost nobody says “cellular” anymore. The cell phone providers usually call them “mobile” phones which is more precise since “cell” refers to a kind of technology.