This Month's Must-Have Gear, From Phones to Turntables

The S8 offers a lot to talk about: There's Bixby, Samsung's attempt to hang with Alexa and Siri and Google Assistant as the software platform you thread through your entire life. There's iris scanning and face recognition, so you can unlock your phone like an MI6 agent. There's a big battery everyone hopes won't explode, an improved camera, and new chips. But the real seller here is that screen--5.8 That screen is what will grab you from across the Verizon store, and make people stop you to ask which phone you're using.