Surface Duo: new Microsoft smartphone

With two 5.6-inch screens, the gadget opens to form an 8.1 display that can run two applications together.

After a month of pre-sales, Microsoft finally introduced the Surface Duo, the long-awaited foldable smartphone with two screens. It has a resolution of 1,800 by 1,350 pixels that can be used together for a larger display, or in each one showing different applications.


Considered the thinnest mobile device on the market, 4.8mm thick when unfolded and 9.6mm closed. The novelty receives 6 GB of RAM, Snapdragon 855 processor and 3,577 mAh battery. The device still has, USB-C port, support for the Surface pen input, fingerprint reader and only an 11 megapixel camera.

Ideal for those who need to focus on productivity, its hinge is strong enough to leave the smartphone in the pose of a 2-in-1 notebook. Either with two screens open horizontally, vertically, showing different apps or the same app.


It is also possible to connect a virtual keyboard to one of the screens, turn it in an "L" shape and use it as a computer, or even keep one of the screens off to use the other as a support for watching movies.


For now the smartphone uses Android 10, but it should soon receive version 11 on its system. The Surface Duo is being sold in the US for $ 1,399 in the 128 GB version and $ 1,499 in the 256 GB version.