Microsoft Surface Duo - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- D0d
Mar2004O, 17 Sep 2020Again MS is lost. Using an Android SO when there is W10 for ARM available. Another Android gad... morethat is OS. not SO. Windows on phone failed so they want to make android a better place.
- Mar2004O
- xMH
Anonymous, 14 Sep 2020So in effect Microsoft ditched its flagship OS Windows for a competitor AndroidAgain MS is lost. Using an Android SO when there is W10 for ARM available. Another Android gadget with poor performance (for 1400$) in the market. A failure, again.
- Edward the 7th
- ixa
Me am MS device fan. Have Surface tablets and last phones were Lumia 950.
Waited for this project to be available eagerly for so long time. But as it seems now, it looks halfbaked. Some points to consider. First - Battery of 3,600mAh for x2 screens? Nowadays regular phones offer ~4,000 per a single screen. So assume after a very short time you will need to carry external battery... Second - what happens if anyone calls you while the phone folded in your pocket and only one hand free (the usual situation). You need to take it out and answer the call. How can you answer if the phone is folded close? You will need 2 hands to first open it, then to press screen to answer. Super Clumsy!!! This phone must have an external small screen for seeing the caller id and answering calls without opening it.Third - Main Camera. 11MP? Come on... Even the Lumia 950 had 20MP. It was an excellent camera with Zeiss lense. Why the camera was degraded???
And the price is a rocket, as usual. So as you see, my perosnal opinion is that this device was released too early. It certainly cannot be considered a flagship phone. Innovative in the folding field - yes. but not ready yet. I'll wait till next improved models.
- Anonymous
- KIJ
Better then samsung foldable. Love it.
- Anonymous
- Jki
This phone is meaningless, just get an Ipad or tablet or regular notebook
- Dennan4
- n4y
Muttley, 12 Sep 2020Oh I get it now thanks. So Windows is nothing to do with Microsoft and all the software is ma... moreI mean you can just try to read any news article/review about the phone, but it seems like you are having troubles.
- Anonymous
- fnH
Muttley, 12 Sep 2020Oh I get it now thanks. So Windows is nothing to do with Microsoft and all the software is ma... moreSo in effect Microsoft ditched its flagship OS Windows for a competitor Android
- Muttley
- 3Wb
Dennan4, 12 Sep 2020Yeah those are all available as android apps.. Oh I get it now thanks.
So Windows is nothing to do with Microsoft and all the software is made by Google.
Thanks for the ...........errrr clarification :)
- Dennan4
- n4y
Muttley, 11 Sep 2020Learn to read !! Software it runs...... Microsoft built-in applications: Microsoft Office... moreYeah those are all available as android apps..
- Muttley
- dUP
Dennan4, 11 Sep 2020The 'Your phone' app on windows 10 allows you to mirror the screens from your Duo an... moreLearn to read !!
Software it runs......
Microsoft built-in applications:
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader, and more
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft To Do
Microsoft News
Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Bing Search.
So I guess nothing to do with windows then !!
- Dennan4
- NyR
Muttley, 08 Sep 2020Oh dear the Surface Duo runs windows :
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surf... moreThe 'Your phone' app on windows 10 allows you to mirror the screens from your Duo and use the Duo on your PC. This works with samsung phones as well.
The Duo itself runs Android.
Its not saying the phone is running windows software....
- kj
- 6pF
can it be used for making calls and texting with one hand ?
- adishcan
- srr
VERY EXPENSIVE and also useless! the dual screen concept is very atractive but thw execution in the Msoft Duo is poor.
- Aadrian
- S3$
Muttley, 10 Sep 2020Okay so it looks like microsoft are lying when they say the Duo will run windows software. Yo... moreI don't see it written anywhere, only that its OS is Android 10. Maybe they changed it.
- FreezeGame
- 4b9
Oh well, better luck with the next version...
Surface Duo Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fB2cQFp008
- Muttley
- dUP
Kidd, 09 Sep 2020Surface duo does not run windows. Runs a version of Android 10 worked on by both microsoft and... moreOkay so it looks like microsoft are lying when they say the Duo will run windows software.
You had better contact the advertising authorities because as far as the link says the Duo will run windows software.
- Kidd
- rRU
Muttley, 08 Sep 2020Oh dear the Surface Duo runs windows : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surf... moreSurface duo does not run windows. Runs a version of Android 10 worked on by both microsoft and android to optimize the experience for the new form factor.
- Muttley
- dUP
Dennan4, 07 Sep 2020Windows is a operating system that is not used here, to be a Windows phone it has to run Windows. Oh dear the Surface Duo runs windows :
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-duo?activetab=overview
[4] Requires the Your Phone app, a Windows 10 PC with the latest Windows updates, and download of the Windows 10 app from the Windows store.
- Muttley
- dUP
Dennan4, 07 Sep 2020Windows is a operating system that is not used here, to be a Windows phone it has to run Windows. Well looky here :
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/5/21355997/microsoft-your-phone-app-windows-10-android-support
:)
- Muttley
- dUP
Dennan4, 07 Sep 2020Windows is a operating system that is not used here, to be a Windows phone it has to run Windows. So what you are saying is microsoft has nothing to do with windows !?!?
So this Duo device is made by Android and not microsoft !
All the nice people at Android will of course keep the Duo up to date with new software updates.....I think you find out that it will come with lots of windows software.
My android phone came with lots of preloaded windows software and it was not made by microsoft.
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