handset vs phone

phone vs handset

handset and phone both are nouns.

handset is not a verb while phone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handset	Yes	No	No	No
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phone is a hypernym of handset; that is, phone is a word with a broader meaning than handset:

handset: telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
phone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

Other hypernyms of handset include telephone, telephone set.

handset (noun)	phone (noun)
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

handset (verb)	phone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between handset and phone

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