Microsoft Surface Duo
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- faisal
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- 21 Aug 2020
hmm, 20 Aug 2020Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.... more145 is the height!
The screen is not that big compared to some modern phones.
It is geared for productivity but I wish the bezels were smaller.
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- Findecanor
- 6kZ
- 21 Aug 2020
I don't think this works well as a a phone, that you would hold in one hand. Folded, it is a couple mm wider than the Blackberry Passport (2014) -- which had been widely criticised for how wide it is.
Unfolded, it is a 8" tablet.
It should therefore best be viewed as a tablet -- with phone functionality.
You could keep it in your bag or a jacket pocket and use a wireless headset and smartwatch to make calls and check notifications. Then when you really need to use an app on a screen, then you would pull it out.
There are some glaring flaws also. Tablets usually have larger batteries and a headphone jack. It lacks NFC needed for secure pairing of Bluetooth peripherals.
The wide borders is not a flaw: those are necessary for how you hold a tablet.
That usage scenario above is probably too uncommon, and the price is not competitive. I therefore predict that this will (like the Blackberry Passport) be a big flop.
I'm hoping to pick up one for cheap for my collection in five years though.
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- hmm
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- 20 Aug 2020
Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm
How does this make sense ? Folded 93.3mm wide and unfolded 145.2 only ? So one side of the phone tablet or what ever this is is 51.9mm wide only ?
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- WhySooSerious
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- 20 Aug 2020
Radek, 13 Aug 2020It's not a phone.It doesnt fit anywhere except thn folding phones or maybe im unaware of some category
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Aug 2020
Mr.JHumble, 20 Aug 2020Do people not realize this has a dual 3577 mAh under each s... moreWrong. The two screens have a TOTAL of 3577mah, so its actually worse than you think lol.
its mentioned here.
https://www.gsmarena.com/microsoft_surface_duo_teardown_shows_what_it_takes_to_make_a_thin_dual_screen_device-news-44819.php
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- Mr.JHumble
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- 20 Aug 2020
Do people not realize this has a dual 3577 mAh under each screen? Also, the innovation with this product is top notch. This device is not focused to be a phone.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Aug 2020
Surface with Android, why?
Just why?
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- Anonymous
- TqI
- 19 Aug 2020
DreamzSolution, 18 Aug 2020You do realize its a dual 3577 battery right?
It also ... more>This also "cuts down on the cost", regardless of how much profit they make on the device.
-Still cost over $1200
-Only has SD855 instead of a 865+
-6gb of ram for a $1000+ phone is a joke in 2020, at least 8GB+
>yes its still expensive but it's also a Surface and for the market it is targeting, the price will ironically add to the illusion of how premium it is, kind of like iPhone
-lol what are you smoking?? this phone is running android 10, there are so many cheaper android phones out there with better specifications. And exactly who is it targeting??
P.S: im actually surprised there are people actually defending this joke of a product from microsoft. This phone will fail, in terms of sales.
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- DreamzSolution
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- 18 Aug 2020
Mike, 16 Aug 2020Fail I think, people nowadays want a phone with good camera... moreYou do realize its a dual 3577 battery right?
It also doesn't use demanding camera software or other features that add to battery drainage. So dual 3577 on the duo, is probably equivalent to a battery demanding device that has a 5000+ battery...if not even more efficient.
This also cuts down on the cost, regardless of how much profit they make on the device.
For a a device that is testing the waters, yes its still expensive but it's also a Surface and for the market it is targeting, the price will ironically add to the illusion of how premium it is, kind of like iPhone. $1000 would have been a sweetspot but I guess they count it as two premium mid-rangers.
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
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- 18 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020Well, that doesn't make sense. The price would have be... moreActually most phones do fine with 3-4GB RAM more is not really needed unless the user open and close heavy apps all the time...
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- Adul Al Salami Kebab
- nrX
- 18 Aug 2020
Thank god they didn't go with the SD835 like the first rumors was...
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- Anonymous
- LX7
- 18 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020Why the thick bezels?.,its not 2010 anymore..Think about it for a sec, this phone is for people that work not jokers, do you think a serious person would be thrilled to see a punch hole on the spreadsheet they are working on?? That bezeless trend has nothing to do with modernity or high tech, it's just fashion.
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- Spartan Green
- JG1
- 17 Aug 2020
Mike, 16 Aug 2020Fail I think, people nowadays want a phone with good camera... moreWell, you wouldn't know what all people think. The point is that if you can't plan your battery usage, then you might want to reconsider using any portable devices, let alone phones. The Surface Duo seems quite excellent in terms of innovation.
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- Mike
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- 16 Aug 2020
Fail I think, people nowadays want a phone with good camera, bigger battery. These are the basics and then you can innovate atop of it. Dual screen is innovation but 3500 mAh battery in a device this size, when you have phones with 5000+ mAh batteries?
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Aug 2020
Why the thick bezels?.,its not 2010 anymore..
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Aug 2020
Flux, 16 Aug 2020Outside looks sheek. But unfold inside looks old tech. Like... moreWell, that doesn't make sense. The price would have been way more for back then. Also, no other phones had 6GB RAM then, let alone the other specs.
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- 16 Aug 2020
FullmetalJun, 15 Aug 2020It's 2cm too wide when folded. This isn't gonna f... moreget bigger pockets then, duhhhhhhhhhhhh
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- Flux
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- 16 Aug 2020
Outside looks sheek. But unfold inside looks old tech. Like blast to the past, with such screen space and camera notch design, not worth the price. It would had been success if launch in early 2010.
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- Anonymous
- LX7
- 16 Aug 2020
Ravikumar, 15 Aug 2020it could be Windows o/s 10 mobile, intel mobile cpu Tegr... moreThere will be a surface NEO and will run a version of windows.