Today, the sky-high $1,400 MSRP is down to almost $1,000 off. The Surface Duo was a failure in the market, too, with discounts starting nearly immediately. It does not seem like any of these issues will be addressed in the sequel. When your phone beeps, you want to be able to glance at it to see the notification without having to use two hands to open and close the device. The Duo also didn't have a front screen for notifications, which is a standard feature on every other foldable device like the Galaxy Fold and Flip, the Moto Razr, and the Xiaomi and Huawei foldables. A tablet or foldable can offer similar side-by-side app action and also provide the flexibility of a single big screen for videos and tablet apps, which isn't viable on the split-screen Duo. The two-screen design also wasn't that compelling. Android doesn't scale well to ultra-wide screens (tall is fine, wide is not), so the phone didn't show much content. Even when folded up, the Duo 1 was significantly wider than any other device on the market, eclipsing even historically huge phones like the Nexus 6 by 10 mm, which made it uncomfortable to hold or shove into a pocket. But our big takeaway was that the form factor didn't work. In our time with it, we experienced a ton of bugs and glaring software deficiencies, like its poor keyboard. By all accounts, the Duo 1 was a disaster. The Surface Duo 1 was Microsoft's first-ever self-branded Android phone and the company's first swing at a smartphone since the Nokia Windows Phone days. The device only got one low-quality front camera, and since the phone was foldable, it could pull double-duty as a rear camera, too. Cameras are one of the biggest thickness demands on a phone body (hence the camera bumps), and the Surface Duo, being one of the thinnest phones ever made (at only 4.8 mm thick for each half), simply didn't have room for a good camera. The Surface Duo 1 never had a good camera solution-in fact, it didn't have a rear camera at all. Sadly, we don't know what the inside looks like yet. The standalone fingerprint reader on the side is gone (Windows Central speculates it will be integrated into the power button), and the USB-C port on the bottom is now centered. The bump houses three cameras, along with what looks like an LED flash to the right and one more sensor, perhaps laser autofocus, just below the flash. The most obvious change in the pictures is a huge camera bump on the back of the device. We're not actually sure where the pictures are from (they've been uploaded to this random YouTube channel with other uncredited content), but Windows Central's Zac Bowden says the images are legit, and since he has had an impeccable history of nailing Surface Duo rumors, his affirmation is good enough for us. Bowden calls the two devices shown off in the leak "near-final prototypes." Microsoft has told WindowsCentral that Android 12L for the Surface Duo will “begin rolling out later this year.” The update will likely be available for both the Surface Duo 1 and Surface Duo 2.The Surface Duo was one of the biggest hardware flops in recent memory, but Microsoft is still charging ahead with a sequel to the device, and now we have the first credible pictures of it. In addition to a redesigned UI, the Surface Duo will also get Android 12L’s Material You accent colours based on the wallpaper you have. This marks the first time Microsoft is applying its own design touches to an Android OS, making the Surface Duo feel like an extension of Microsoft’s Windows PCs while also offering a familiar and user-friendly Android experience. Samsung has already shifted its foldables and tablets to Android 12L, and Microsoft was expected to follow suit.Īccording to screenshots shared by WindowsCentral, the update would bring a new notification panel, blur effects, and a redesigned settings app with Windows 11-influenced icons to the foldable. At its hardware event yesterday, October 11th, Microsoft showed off the first looks of how Android 12L looks on the Surface 2 with clean design influences from Windows 11, as shared by WindowsCentral.
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