Thankfully, it's gorilla glass coating is more resistant to scratches and survived a couple of falls from my couch without a mark. Although, the device does get smudged up pretty easily. When closed, you'll see the silver Microsoft logo on one side of the Duo's glossy, white cover, which pairs nicely with the silver hinge.
On the Duo's right edge sits power and volume buttons, as well as a fingerprint sensor, and slightly off center on the bottom is the USB-C charging port. While the Z Fold 2 is almost twice that.Īt 250 grams, or 8.8 ounces, the Duo is also light enough to hold for long gaming or reading sessions, and a hair lighter than the 282-gram Z Fold 2. It's 9.9 millimeters, or about 0.38 inches thick when closed, and 4.8 millimeters wide open. Whether it's open or shut, the Surface Duo is impressively thin, unlike the Galaxy Z Fold 2 or older dual-screen phones, like the ZTE Axon M. These two giants collaborating could succeed where other dual-screen phones have failed before, and the early results seem promising.
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Plus, since the Duo can rotate 360 degrees, it offers a few more orientations, or what Microsoft likes to call "postures" then the Galaxy Z Fold 2.īut software has always been Microsoft's Achilles' heel on the mobile front, so for the Surface Duo it teamed up with Google to offer a version of Android 10. That makes sense, given the company's experience with surface tablets and their hinges.
Instead of going for a foldable screen, like Samsung, Motorola, or Huawei, Microsoft simply connected two screens together. The Surface Duo is one of the more exciting attempts to straddle that divide. Video transcriptĬHERLYNN LOW: A new class of devices is rising, a type of device that wants to be both a phone and a tablet. Unfortunately, the Duo is still pretty buggy, and needs a lot of work to fulfill it's dual-screen promise, but it's a look at a foldable phone that doesn't just feel like a gimmick. And then the software glitches out and makes you wonder what's even the point. Tasks like emailing while updating your calendar, watching video while scrolling twitter, or making a video call while taking notes make you wonder how you ever managed with a single screen. The seam makes the Duo questionable as a tablet - most apps that span both screens don't format properly or have gaps - but the Duo makes using two apps at once a breeze. Sleek and stylish, the Surface Duo looks like nothing so much as two phones stuck together, folding with a visible hinge down the middle, and that's essentially how it feels. Reviews when the device launched in the US criticise the dated hardware, weak cameras and high price, but praise the gestures, unique dual screen experience and quality of the build.Microsoft's Surface Duo is the first phone we've seen from the company in a while, and it's a strange device.
It's a 4G device and obviously still sitting on hardware that's a little older. It's powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, with 6GB RAM and 128 or 256GB storage. It runs Android across those two displays, each measuring 5.6 inches, and able to work independently or as one combined display - accepting that there will be a gap down the middle. Microsoft doesn't class it as phone even though it has the ability to make phone calls. The Surface Duo is a fusion of tablet and phone.
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We suspect that it will also be available in Canada, France and Germany on these dates too.Īs the price, it's going to cost from £1349 and it is confirmed for the Microsoft Store and Currys PC World, although we suspect it will be available more widely too. We've now got a firm date for the UK: the Surface Duo will be available from 18 February 2021.
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