Microsoft has just announced the successor to its Dual Screen Smartphone, the Surface Duo. The Surface Duo 2 looks much like its predecessor in most ways, but showcases improvements in many areas.
Surface Duo 2 has dual 5.8-inch AMOLED panels with a resolution of 1892 x 1344 pixels, and a refresh rate that can go up to 90Hz. Maximum brightness is 800 nits, and the screens are protected with Gorilla Glass Victus.
Under the hood is a Snapdragon 888 SoC along with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of storage. It packs a 4449mAh battery with support for 23W fast-charging via a USB-C port. There’s no wireless charging, unfortunately.
For optics, the device now boasts a triple rear camera system – a 12MP wide-angle shooter, a 12MP 2x telephoto lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide unit. It can record up to 60fps in 4K and up to 240fps in 1080p. Surface Duo 2 supports the new Surface Slim Pen 2, which magnetically attaches to the device for charging.
As for pricing, Surface Duo 2 starts at $1,500 and comes in Glacier and Obsidian colors.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
