LG announced the swiveling dual screen WING smartphone, but before turning to phone itself, this report focuses on LG’s Explorer Project strategy and the challenges of new form factors. [Updated 9/29/20 with initial pricing/availability]

With the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition, Samsung hits the $700 price point that consumers need, keeps the flagship features consumers want, and cuts costs in ways that most will not mind.

Samsung released pricing and more details on features; we cover the context, what has changed, competition, and market success factors.

Techsponential has previously written about Microsoft’s platforms strategy with Duo; this report provides analysis on Surface Duo’s interface, use cases, and market impact after multiple discussions with Microsoft and two full weeks of hands-on experience.

Motorola is back with an updated razr, adding 5G and doubling down on its key feature differentiation, the exterior display. While Samsung took an early lead in the vertical folding phone market, the razr is doing exactly what Motorola needs it to do: expanding consumer awareness and driving carrier wins.

Conventional wisdom says that premium Android tablets make no sense, but my first impressions of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7+ far exceeded expectations. The hardware is beautiful, and, with the right use cases, the software works well, too.

At its first virtual Unpacked event, Samsung introduced two new Notes and updated both its folding phones (plus tablets and wearables). This report focuses on how the new phones fit into Samsung’s market segmentation.

T-Mobile’s discounted multi-line plan has limitations, but it is competitive. The device add-on, however, is a minefield of fine print and gotchas that runs counter to T-Mobile’s brand.

Scam Shield is constructed out of parts that have previously been announced, and, in some cases, are not at all unique to T-Mobile. However, the act of putting them together as a package and marketing them as free to consumers is brilliant.

Sony has consolidated its mobile unit with its electronics division, and its latest strategy is to differentiate its phones with a significantly narrower form factor that is easier to hold.

Motorola’s razr is the first foldable smartphone aimed at the fashion/luxury buyer - and it may pry some consumers away from Apple. This report covers the phone, expected competitive impact, and recommendations for OEMs and carriers.

Samsung is one of the only OEMs making premium Android tablets, and the new Galaxy Tab S6 adds meaningful speed, camera, S-Pen, and productivity enhancements.

[Updated] Huawei has been placed on an “entity” list of companies prohibited to receive U.S. technologies. This effectively bans Huawei from the global smartphone and laptop markets.

After extremely public failures of Galaxy Fold review units, Samsung is postponing the launch. Product schedules have their own inertia, so it’s never an easy decision to stop, but it is a smart call in this case. Of course, it raises questions about …

Huawei already built some of the best premium smartphones in the world, and the P30 Pro makes astonishing gains in low light and zoom photography. It will not be sold in the U.S. for political reasons, but the P30 should sell well in China and Europe despite a general slowdown in global smartphone sales.

Apple News+ is not a bad service, but, on its own, it is not threatening to other device or content vendors. The user experience needs to improve, and Apple needs to reorganize its services management. 

The Apple Card was the most compelling product Apple launched at the event and should make the iPhone and Apple Pay ecosystem stickier. An updated Apple TV app consolidates various third party apps, but Apple is not showing off clips or discussing pricing for its own Apple TV+ service.