Microsoft's folding smartphone `` Surface Duo '' appeared with Android



In a new product announcement event held by Microsoft on October 2, 2019, local time, a folding dual screen & Android-equipped smartphone ' Surface Duo ' was announced. Microsoft has long developed a mobile OS, but in January 2019,

Windows 10 Mobile users were encouraged to switch to iOS or Android, and was completely withdrawn from the mobile OS market. However, the Surface Duo will return to the mobile market again.

Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20895128/microsoft-surface-duo-phone-foldable-screen-features-specs-price-release-date

The Surface Phone is real! Microsoft surprises with a dual-screen Android phone | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/10/microsofts-first-android-phone-is-the-dual-screen-surface-duo/

The moment you announce Surface Duo in the event, you can watch it in the movie embedded in the following tweets.



Microsoft has released a movie that shows what kind of terminal the Surface Duo is, and if you look at it, you can see its features in one shot.

Introducing Surface Duo-YouTube


A folding terminal like a book that a woman has in her hand ...



Dual screen PC Surface Neo.



Take a beautiful white board that is even more compact than this.



Only the Microsoft logo is placed on the back.



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If you think you have opened 180 degrees ...



It seems to open more.



Open and close 360 degrees.



This is the “Surface Duo”, a foldable smartphone with two displays. According to

WIRED , the processor uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 .



The display is 5.6 inches on one side and 8.3 inches when double-folded.



The app can be opened separately on the left and right displays.



Compact size that can be held with one hand.



The bezels at the top and bottom of the display are considerably wider than the latest smartphone.



You can open the app with only one display, but ...



By bringing the app to the center of the device ...



Full screen display is also possible. When the mail application is set to full screen display, the mail text is displayed on the right side of the screen and the mail list is displayed on the left side of the screen, so you can see that it is firmly designed for dual screen.



Tap the link in the email.



Then a different app opened on the left and right displays.




Tap the map ...



The map opens on the other display. The operation unique to dual screens is firmly reproduced at the OS level.



A hinge part that opens and closes 360 degrees.




Camera at the top of the display. In addition, it is unknown whether another camera is installed on the back of the terminal. Because it has a dual screen that can be opened and closed 360 degrees, it seems that it can handle any shooting scene with a single high-performance camera.



Like the “Play Store” app, the OS is Android.

Because Android officially supports folding smartphones, smooth operation without discomfort is realized at the OS level.



If you hold it like a notebook PC like this ...



Use one side as a display and the other side as a keyboard ...



It can be used as a game controller.



The point that both screens can be used as game screens reminds us of the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS.


If you use a dual screen structure, you can also set up your terminal as follows. There is no need for a stand.



Although it is a smartphone size, it can be used like a tablet by opening the display.



It seems to be compatible with stylus pens.



Surface Duo will be available in the 2020 holiday season.



Since the Surface Duo has more than a year to release, detailed specifications have not been revealed, and the selling price is unknown at the time of article creation. Panos Panay, Microsoft's chief product officer, says Surface Duo is `` designed to connect Microsoft's best with Google's best '', and it is a project that is also a significant effort for Microsoft I can see.

“One of the features of the Surface Duo is that it is very thin. Other foldable smartphones are not thick enough to fit in a pocket,” said Ars Technica from overseas media. However, since the details of the specifications are not clear, it is pointed out that the function and battery duration may be sacrificed by thinning the terminal.

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