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Microsoft Surface Duos Specs Review And Price

The Microsoft Surface Duos is now available and it’s one of the foldable smartphones that run on the Android operating system straight from Microsoft. The device comes with just a single camera and it also has a good battery capacity. This is a premium device that will compete with the likes of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G.

Design And Display

The classic foldable Microsoft Surface Duos is built with glass both on the back and front. It has a smooth panel that housed the brand logo and also a single snapper. When folded it measures 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm in dimensions and 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm when unfolded. It weighs 250 grams and also comes with Stylus support.

On the front, it has a large screen size of 8.1 inches which is the same on the most tablet. The screen has a resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels, a 3:2 ratio under AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Meanwhile, when folded it still has a large display size of 5.6 inches under AMOLED display and a resolution of 1350 x 1800 pixels.

Microsoft Surface Duos
Microsoft Surface Duos

Cameras Features

The Microsoft Surface Duos has a single camera of 11 MP that features 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS videos. The shooter lacks an LED flash and for selfies, it also makes use of the main camera. This means we only have just a snapper on the phone.

Hardware And Software

Microsoft equipped the Surface Duos with a powerful Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 chipset that is built on 7nm process technology. The SOC has an octa-core processor running at a speed of 1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485. There is an Android 10 operating system on the software and it also has Adreno 640 for graphics.

Storage Capacity And Sensors

Just as expected there is no micro SDcard slot on the device. Instead, it has a generous inbuilt memory of 128GB and another model with up to 256GB. Both have the same 6GB RAM for a solid performance. The sensors on the Surface Duos include Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, and proximity.

Battery Power And Network Connectivity

The Microsoft Surface Duos has a non-removable battery of 3577 mAh that has support for fast charging technology. We can’t really tell how long the battery will last. However, we do know that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G battery will last longer. It has a single SIM and support for just a 4G LTE network. Other connectivity options on the phone are Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS and 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

Microsoft Surface Duos Full Specifications

Model Name Microsoft Surface Duos
Announced 2020, August
Market Availability Available

Network

Network Type GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Yes
5G Network No
Network Speed HSPA, LTE-A
Network GPRS Yes
Network EDGE Yes
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Body

Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)
Body Dimensions Unfolded- 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded- 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm
Body Weight 250 grams
Protection n/a
Body Colors White

Display

Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size 8.1 inches, Folded position display- 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
Display Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels, 3:2 ratio
Display Multitouch Yes
Display Pixel Density 401 ppi density
Display Screen Protection Yes Corning Gorilla

Camera

Primary Camera 11 MP main
Secondary Camera Uses main camera
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, gyro-EIS
Camera Features –
Camera Flash Yes

Platform

Operating System Android
OS Version 10
User Interface Yes

Hardware

Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor (GPU) Adreno 640
System Internal Memory 6GB RAM
Internal Storage 128/256 GB
Storage Card Slot No
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, A2DP
USB Type Type – C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC –

Battery

Battery Type Li-Po Battery
Battery Capacity 3577 mAh battery
Battery Placement Nonremovable
Fast Charging Yes
Wireless Charging No
Battery Standby –
Battery Talk Time –
Battery Music Play Time –

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio n/a
Alert Types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Other Features

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser HTML5
Java n/a
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Microsoft Surface Duos Price And Availability

The Microsoft Surface Duos will sell at a price of 1200 EUR and will ships in White color only.

Where To Buy Microsoft Surface Duos


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