At its much-awaited online hardware event, Microsoft unveiled the second-gen Surface Duo foldable smartphone alongside a multitude of Surface laptops. The Surface Duo 2 fixes most of the shortcomings of the original Duo, which was launched last year. This foldable phone may boast a similar design but is now more powerful, includes a larger display and a massive rear camera module.
The Redmond giant continues to boast about Surface Duo 2 being the slimmest 5G smartphone. The design hasn’t changed a lot on the outside, and you still have nanocoated glass panels for that comfortable and premium in-hand feel. The Duo 2 includes an 8.3-inch PixelSense Fusion display (diagonally) with a 90Hz refresh rate and Gorilla Glass Victus protection on top.
One of the highlights of Surface Duo 2, as you can guess, will have to be the massive triple camera module on the rear. The original Surface Duo included only an 11MP selfie camera, which you could for clicking pictures or video calls. And well, if you remember all the reviews, its image quality was pretty bad.
Well, Surface Duo 2 fixes that major shortcoming with a triple camera setup, including a 12MP primary sensor, a 16MP ultra-wide lens, and a 12MP telephoto camera. Both the primary and telephoto camera come with OIS (optical image stabilization) support. You will also find a dedicated 12MP selfie camera on the inside (when unfolded) for selfies and video calling. As for the picture quality, we will have to wait for hands-on reviews to know better.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 will be available in Glacier and Obsidian color variants. This foldable phone has been priced starting at $1499.99 (~Rs. 1,10,600) and will compete against the Galaxy Z Flip 3 from Samsung.
