Facebook announces Portal Go and Facebook Portal+ — the two new models of video calling devices. Portal Go is the first portable model in the lineup. Facebook also said it was testing its Portal for Business service to help companies remotely manage Portal work accounts and devices. It is currently in closed beta.

Facebook said that the portable Portal Go will cost $199 and the large-screen Portal+, the latest generation of the product, will cost $349. Both will begin shipping on October 19.

Portal Go features a 12-megapixel camera and an ultra-wide field-of-view (FoV). To facilitate portability, it comes with a handle for easy carrying and a “long-lasting battery” to enable long video calls while in handheld mode. Facebook said it also “doubles as a portable speaker with room-filling sound to listen to your favorite music throughout your home.”

Portal+ features a 14-inch display with 12-megapixel Smart Camera with an ultra-wide FoV. It comes with stereo speakers that can deliver high-fidelity sound.

Updates in the new models included a "household mode," allowing users to share a Portal and control others' access to their contacts and apps, and a way to watch TV through the product with others who are not using a Portal device.

Facebook also said it would start adding support for Microsoft Teams in Portal in December.

Facebook has not provided specific sales numbers on Portal, but a spokeswoman said there had been increased sales and usage during the COVID-19 pandemic, through which many companies shifted to remote working and more people stayed at home under lockdown measures. Facebook makes the vast majority of its money from digital ads.

 The smart-display devices, one of Facebook's forays into selling hardware, let users make video calls, with cameras that automatically follow users around a room.