![]() ![]() If you put a gun to my head and made me guess, I would think the cameras on the Surface Duo 2 will probably be on par with midrange offerings these days, which is to say they’ll probably be great in broad daylight, and get progressively worse as the sun goes down. It’s a pipe dream, I realize that, but it would be nice for sure. I have this fantasy that Microsoft held on to some goodies from the old Lumia days that will make its first “real” camera setup amazing out of the gate. I would frankly be surprised if the camera was anything approaching good this first time around. Microsoft responded this time around with a triple camera setup including the main camera, telephoto, and ultrawide sensor. While the single camera was (barely) fine for video conferencing it was terrible in just about every other circumstance. Microsoft sure did address the one major hardware criticism from the original Duo. So, we’re unlikely to see a ton of developers jump on board any time soon. There’s no sense in putting resources into a platform that is not only unproven but a notable failure. Put simply, the original Duo was too much of a train wreck for developers to have faith in the platform. Personally, I’d also like to see more apps taking advantage of the dual screen, but I don’t think that will happen. But the separate embargos were a fairly transparent attempt to get people awestruck before reviewers revealed the wizard behind the curtain. The hardware was beautiful last year, and this year it looks to be just as good. Last year’s “hardware only” embargo was an obvious attempt to deflect attention onto the hardware and away from the software. We’ve seen incremental improvements in the software as the year has gone by, but even with the latest software releases, there has been some less-than-optimal behavior.įortunately, it’s fair to anticipate that Microsoft will not try to play the embargo game this time around. Better hardware will help, but a year’s worth of additional software optimizations and bug fixes should be even better. But Microsoft has had a year to iron out the bugs. ![]() The original Microsoft Duo’s software was terrible. Is the Duo 2 ready for prime time? Microsoftīut none of that matters if the software isn’t ready. That is why the price tag on the Duo 2 makes a lot of sense. The point is, both of these devices should be equally good at what they’re designed for and they both have the specifications to back it up. If you want to multitask like a boss, go with the Duo 2 if you want to have a large screen for consumption, then the Z Fold 3 is your winner. It comes down to a question of priorities then. $1,499 is a good chunk of change, falling just $200 short of its nearest realistic competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. If you’re willing to fork over $1,499 for a Duo 2, you should also be willing to come up with an extra $200 to go with the Z Fold 3. While the comparison between the two is not exactly apples and oranges, a $200 price difference between the two really isn’t enough to set one apart from the other. This hardware feels much more in line with what you’d expect from a flagship.īut now we get to that price, $1,499 is a good chunk of change, falling just $200 short of its nearest realistic competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. In retrospect, the original Surface Duo was more of a beta test than a finished product, and its sales (or lack thereof) and ultimate fire sale bore that out. Overall, without having done a full review as of yet, this phone feels like more of a finished product. The new phone is also slightly bigger, adding 0.2 inches to each side and a mere 0.7mm thicker. This marks a vast improvement over its predecessor that relied on a single, mostly terrible camera to shoot all its photos and videos. Most importantly, Microsoft added three more cameras to the phone, in the traditional wide, ultrawide, and telephoto setup. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is different in all the right ways Microsoft Surface Duo reportedly getting Android 12L despite missing Android 11 Why I’m using the Microsoft Surface Duo in 2022, and why you should too ![]()
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