Considering the folded-up Duo 2 doesn't have an outer screen on the other side, this could be useful for incoming calls. There's one big new feature: A Glance Bar strip running down the side of the Duo 2's hinge that can show battery life and notifications, sort of like edge displays other phones have had. Also, the displays are now slightly curved in at the hinge, which looks like it means less of a gap between displays and a more continuous look. The glass covering the displays is now Gorilla Glass Victus, which Microsoft promises will be more durable. They open up to about 8.3 inches of total space, with 1,892x1,344-pixel resolution per display. The dual 5.8-inch AMOLEDs are a bit larger than the 5.6-inch screens were. Glass covers the front and back panels, just like before.Ī new edge display along the hinge shows notifications now. It folds back into a tent mode and can open up to see both screens at once, or flip back to use just one screen. It's like a folding all-glass Moleskine book, with two separate screens connected by a hinge, as opposed to one continuous bendable display like the Galaxy Fold 3 and Z Flip 3. Surface Duo 2 design: A new Glance Bar on the hinge Read here for all the ways it's improved compared to the first Duo, more about all the Duo 2 camera upgrades, the new Surface Slim Pen 2, Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio and Surface Adaptive Kit. Will its performance finally feel better? Here's what you need to know about Microsoft's new Android phone and how it aims to compete. The Duo 2 starts at $1,499 and is available for preorder with an Oct. Whether it can compete with the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 remains to be seen, but the Duo finally has 5G, more cameras, a faster processor and even a side display. Microsoft's Surface Duo 2, announced today at the company's virtual Surface event, looks like it's addressed a lot of the previous Duo's shortcomings: sometimes sluggish performance, one camera and a lack of 5G.
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