What Does Handset Mean?
Handset is a term associated with telephones and may be used in a different sense depending upon the type of phone. Originally the term was used to describe the part of a telephone that was to be held to the ear to hear the other party in the early candlestick models of telephones. 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.
Techopedia Explains Handset
A handset is essentially any part of the phone that is held in one’s hand and has parts for listening and/or talking into. A headset is different from a handset, as it is generally secured to a person’s head, like earbuds and headphones.
