Or if it’s going to be another flob like the Windows Phone. Surface Duo is expected to start shipping on September 10 for $1399, and you can preorder it now at the Microsoft Store online, Best Buy, and AT&T only in the United States.Īlthough it’s an interesting new device, the question still remains whether the dual-screen design will be adopted and help to make people more productive. You can get it with LTE on Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, but 5G isn’t supported nor you’ll get NFC with Surface Duo. For example, if you’re on one display and you’re opening a link, it’ll fill the other display.Īlthough it’s a Microsoft device, Surface Duo needs to comply with Google’s policy (via Petri), and this means that out-of-the-box the default search engine will be Google, and Google Chrome and Google Assistant will be pre-installed on the device. However, Microsoft has modified its Office apps, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive to span correctly across the two screens, and third-party apps, such as the Amazon Kindle app have been adapted to make it like if you were reading a real book.įurthermore, the company has created algorithms to predict how to open apps on different displays. Also, because it runs the Google’s mobile operating system, you can expect all the apps available in the Google Play Store to work with the dual-screen device without modification. Surface Duo will run the latest version of Android, and Microsoft will be offering updates for the operating system.

In the box, you will find a 18W power brick and a USB-A cable for fast charging and data transfer, and there’s even a bumper cover to protect the device. Previously only available on iOS, Android, and Chromebooks, it now is.

You can also record video in 4K and 1080p at 30fps and 60fps. Google Duo, one of the many video chatting services and a competitor to Apple’s FaceTime, is expanding beyond mobile phones. In addition, Microsoft has equipped the Surface Duo with a single 11-megapixel f/2.0 camera, which includes up to 7x zoom, HDR multi-frame captures, and auto modes for low light.

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