Surface Duo
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Product family | Microsoft Surface |
| Type | Foldable Phablet |
| Generation | First |
| Release date | September 10, 2020 |
| Introductory price | 128GB Storage with $1,399.99 256GB Storage with $1,499.99 |
| Operating system | Android 10 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform optimized for the dual-screen experience @ Up to 2.84 GHz |
| Memory | 6GB DRAM |
| Storage | 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage |
| Display | Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.1” AMOLED, 2700x1800 (3:2), 401 PPI Single PixelSense™ Display: 5.6” AMOLED, 1800x1350 (4:3), 401 PPI Display Material: Corning Gorilla Glass[1] |
| Sound | Mono speaker, Dual Mic noise suppression and echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures, Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive |
| Camera | Adaptive camera 11MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm, PDAF and 84.0° diagonal FOV optimized with AI for front and rear |
| Touchpad | Dual touch Screen Fold-able |
| Connectivity | WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, LTE: 4x4 MIMO, Cat.18 DL / Cat 5 UL, 5CA, LAA. Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload |
| Power | 3577mAh (typical) dual battery Battery charging using 18W in box power supply |
| Dimensions | 145.2 mm (H) x 186.9 mm (W) x 4.8 mm (T), 145.2 mm (H) x 93.3 mm (W) x 9.9 mm (T at hinge) |
| Mass | 250 grams |
| Predecessor | Microsoft Lumia 950 (2015) Microsoft Lumia (lineup) |
| Related | Microsoft Lumia Microsoft Surface |
| Website | www.surface.com |
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The Microsoft Surface Duo, also known as the Surface Duo, is an upcoming foldable device announced during Microsoft's Surface hardware conference on October 2, 2019.[2] The device was announced alongside the Microsoft Surface Neo.[3] Unlike previous Microsoft products, which run a in-house operating system, such as the recently discontinued Windows 10 Mobile, it will run Android instead. [4] The device is generally regarded as a smartphone, however, Microsoft itself is reluctant to use the term to describe the device, [5][6] instead referring to it as the newest member of the Surface family. [7]
Background
Microsoft announced the device at their October 2019 event, alongside the Surface Neo, Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X and Surface Earbuds.[8] The announcement was met with generally positive opinions from critics, who praised its design and hinge mechanism.[9][10] While the device was said to be released in 'Holiday 2020', the device was up for pre-order on August 12, 2020.[11][12][13] The device is set to be released on September 10, 2020.
Hardware
| Price Tier in USD | Size | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal Storage | Color | |
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| Consumer | Business | ||||||
| 128GB Storage with $1,399.99 256GB Storage with $1,499.99 |
TBA | 5.6" | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform optimized for the dual-screen experience | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU | 6GB DRAM | 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage6 | Platinum |
The device deviates from the standard folding screen design in other similarly aimed devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, by making use of a hinge in between the two screens.
Software
The device is expected to ship with the Android operating system, but the version which it will ship with is currently unknown. Preliminary reports suggest that the Microsoft are collaborating with Google to create a form of Android dedicated to the Surface Duo, but these are not confirmed.[10]
Preloaded applications
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader)
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft OneNote
- Microsoft To Do
- Microsoft News
- Microsoft Authenticator
- Microsoft Bing Search
- Intune Company Portal
- Microsoft Solitaire Collection
- Surface Audio
Timeline
| Timeline of Surface devices |
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Sources: Microsoft Devices Blog Microsoft Store
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See also
References
- ^ "New Surface Duo – Dual-Screen Mobile Productivity, Do One Better – Microsoft Surface". Surface. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Surface reveals new holiday lineup and introduces a new category of dual-screen devices built for mobile productivity | Microsoft Devices Blog".
- ^ "Introducing Windows 10X: enabling dual-screen PCs in 2020 | Windows Experience Blog".
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (October 2, 2019). "Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android". The Verge.
- ^ Tibken, Shara. "Yes, the Microsoft phone is really happening: Introducing the Surface Duo". CNET.
- ^ Baig, Edward C. "Microsoft showcases an Android Surface 'phone' and dual-screen Windows PC". USA TODAY.
- ^ Palmer, Annie (October 2, 2019). "Microsoft unveils new folding smartphone in surprise announcement". CNBC.
- ^ "Here's everything Microsoft announced at its Surface event". Engadget. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ May 2020, Philip Michaels 04. "Microsoft Surface Duo: Release date, price, features and more". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b March 2020, David Lumb 01. "Microsoft Surface Duo phone release date, news, features". TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ August 2020, Tom Warren 13. "Microsoft Surface Duo Arrives on September 10th for $1399". TheVerge.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Microsoft's Surface Duo to come as early as July". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Spence, Ewan. "New Surface Leak Reveals Microsoft's Latest Gamble". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
