Samsung's Movingstyle Repeats the Phablet Gamble: Can a 27-Inch Battery-Powered Display Prove Market Demand Exists?

Samsung launched the Movingstyle M7 Smart Monitor—a portable 27-inch touchscreen with three hours of battery life—betting on a market category that barely exists. The bet echoes 2011, when Samsung created the phablet with Galaxy Note. That worked only because Samsung proved the category solved a real problem tablets and phones left unsolved. This time, Samsung must convince users that a $200 promotional discount justifies buying a product that existing portables or desktop monitors already address.