Commentary: With some phone-makers willing to push boundaries, the days of dull-looking devices may soon be behind us.

Amazon is working on a new smartphone codenamed "Transformer." The AI-powered phone is designed to keep you connected to Alexa, Prime, and everything Amazon.

The future is modular (hopefully)

Samsung is reportedly developing a trifold successor and a manual sliding phone, promising thinner, lighter designs that could revamp foldable smartphones by 2027.

So, it becomes only natural that brands are starting to move on to what's next, introducing the next evolution with trifold products. Huawei has been doing it for a couple of years, and Samsung just introduced its first trifold phone to market as well.

Samsung has added native webcam support to the Galaxy S26 series.

With all of the different tasks that can be accomplished on smartphones these days, like streaming and gaming, a large battery capacity is often necessary.

Amazon Spring Sale is coming soon, but multiple carriers are offering deals on flagship phones, including the iPhone 17 Pro for free.