The device is available in more countries at launch compared to the first generation, however, and is expected to start shipping on October 21 in the following markets: The pen also sticks to Surface Duo 2 without the cover, but it won't wirelessly recharge. The Surface Duo 2 Pen Cover can wirelessly recharge the Surface Slim Pen 1 or 2 and hold it in place with magnets. Optional accessories include the $40 Surface Duo 2 Bumper (redesigned with newer materials), the $65 Surface Duo 2 Pen Cover (pen not included), and the $130 Surface Slim Pen 2. Even though it costs more, there is also less in the box with no free bumper case or a Type-C charger brick (though you do get the charger cable). Surface Duo 2 has a starting price of $1,499, a $100 increase over the first Surface Duo's launch price. But the longer-term picture is more encouraging than it's ever been.Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central) With Microsoft rethinking how it approaches foldables, it doesn't sound like the Surface Duo 3 is going to be that device any time soon. The foldable phone market at the start of 2023 is pretty much the same as it was a year ago - we're just waiting for someone to come along with a product that can take on Samsung devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. And in the case of future Surface Duo versions, it would add another reason to consider a foldable phone - a truly foldable phone in this case - beyond the super-sized screen. If the goal is to make Microsoft mobile devices stand out from other Android handsets, that would certainly help. Dubbed "Perfect Together," the initiative would presumably boost continuity between the different devices, with the article citing the way Apple's iPhones and Macs work together. Surface Duo 3 outlookĮven more encouraging is another element of the Windows Central report that claims Microsoft wants a better ecosystem experience between its Android phones and Windows PCs. It's encouraging to hear reports that Microsoft is acknowledging what was apparent to those of us who used the Surface Duo 2 for any period of time. Windows Central reports that version of the phone was supposed to be ready to ship before the end of 2023 presumably, the change in design direction pushes that release date back.īut a delay is preferable to putting out a flawed product and that's what the Surface Duo 3 would have been if it perpetuated a design that simply wasn't working. So it's understandable that Microsoft would go back to the drawing board even after reportedly finalizing a dual-screen design for the Surface Duo 2. You're not getting the super-sized screen experience that foldables promise by any stretch of the imagination. Stretch an app to fill the full workspace, and you've still got to contend with a giant gap running in between the dual screens - something far more annoying than the Galaxy Z Fold's visible crease will ever be.Įven multitasking on the Surface Duo's separate displays isn't ideal, as Microsoft equipped the phone with some fairly chunky bezels. The Surface Duo 2 doesn't really provide this continuity, with a pair of 5.3-inch panels stuck next to each other. The Surface Duo 2 (right) has a gap you won't find on Samsung's folding phones.
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