#NEW MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 ANDROID#
#NEW MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 PRO#

Note: Be sure to check out all the products revealed at today’s Surface event, including the new Surface Pro 8, the upgraded Go 3, the more affordable Pro X tablet, and the insane Surface Laptop Studio. The new Surface Duo 2 promises all that, sometimes with solutions you wouldn’t expect. But it needed work to fill out missing features and enhance durability. What do you think about the Surface Duo 2? Let us know in the comments! If you have any specific questions, you can hit me up on Twitter.Last year, Microsoft launched the Surace Duo phone, a unique take on the foldable that felt like putting a laptop in your pocket.

#NEW MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 ANDROID#

The Surface Duo 2 is just Microsoft's second Android device, and it could be years before the company could rival Samsung and other Android OEMs on the software front. There's much more to like about the Surface Duo 2's hardware, but I'm afraid that Microsoft still has to really optimize Android for dual-screen devices. You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and the original Surface Duo didn't really do that. After shelling out close to $1,700 for the Duo 2 (device + Microsoft Complete), I am extremely frustrated by the Duo 2's software experience. The software experience is the major downside to this device, even after I installed the latest stability update. However, accidental touches and the camera app getting unknown errors when I try to open up the app are persistent and annoying. Moreover, trying to get the Glance bar to work when I press the power button is inconsistent, sometimes it won't turn on, or there can be a two-second delay.Īs an owner of the first Surface Duo, the bugs that were present in the first are no longer present in the Duo 2. As I was taking pictures for this hands-on, the Duo 2 decided it did not want to cooperate. While the Surface Duo 2 is well-made and feels premium, the software is still quite buggy at launch.

If the hardware feels worth the money, the software experience is a different story, though. In my short time with the Surface Duo 2, I am impressed with the build quality, design, and upgrades. The screen bezels are a little smaller, offering a tad more screen real estate for your viewing pleasure, and the fingerprint sensor built in the power button is also very convenient. The 90Hz display, Glance Bar, NFC, and the triple camera setup are all great upgrades. If you loved the Surface Duo 1, you are going to love the improvements on the Surface Duo 2. And like the Fold 3, I am sure it would easily smash to pieces if I drop it. The Surface Duo 2 is heavier and feels more premium, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3. Holding the first Surface Duo, you feel as though with a little force you can snap it in half. The hinge is slightly bigger this time around, made of better materials, and it has new Glance Bar on one of the curved displays where you can see the time of day, the battery level, as well as notifications for phone calls and text messages without opening the Surface Duo 2. The first thing you notice is the hinge on the Surface Duo 2. The hardware is better than ever Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 hingesīased on our hands-on with the first Surface Duo, some things have changed for the better. However, the downsides were too hard to ignore, especially the lack of a decent point-and-shoot external camera. I love the form factor and found that using dual screens is the best when it comes to doing two things at once. I tried to use it as my primary device, but there were too many things missing for me. Since that time, I have been using the first Surface Duo as a secondary device. Surely, I was not going to fork over $1,400 for the first Surface Duo, but $410 is a good deal for that device. I picked up the first Surface Duo in the Woot fire sale in July. As the reviews of the first Surface Duo were not very favorable, Microsoft got more right than it got wrong with the Surface Duo 2. A little over a year ago, OnMSFT reviewed Microsoft's first Surface Duo.

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