Speaking of folding screen mobile phones, in addition to the current Samsung, Huawei and other manufacturers to launch the kind of flexible screen and folding hinge products, there is a relatively alternative product, that is, Microsoft's Surface Duo series. The first generation of the two-screen folding phone Surface Duo attracted a lot of attention after its debut as a "one more thing" in 2019, but it was not on sale until 2020, and the second generation of the Surface Duo 2 was officially released in 2021. However, neither generation of the product has caused much repercussions, and its next generation of products may be postponed.
According to foreign media Windows Central, Microsoft has plans to launch the Surface Duo 3, but the company is unlikely to release it this year. Instead, Microsoft is planning to launch the device sometime next year, and delaying the release means that Microsoft has more time to optimize the software experience of the Surface Duo 3, and they will also improve the overall user experience of the current Surface Duo and Duo 2.
As a smartphone product launched by Microsoft again after four years, the Surface Duo design is indeed quite innovative, it is composed of two 5.6-inch (1080P) screens, and through the hinge structure of the fuselage together, the two screens can display an application or display different applications at the same time, and it is not a Windows system, but a customized version of the Android system. However, the backward configuration of the Snapdragon 855 processor and the high price of $1499 make it not cause a good market response, and the Surface Duo 2 launched last year, although equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, and 5G, WiFi 6, NFC have been supported, the camera also uses the mainstream multi-camera scheme, in the core configuration also catches up with the mainstream flagship, although the improvement is obvious, but the price of $1499 is still not competitive in the market, so on the next generation of products In addition to working harder on hardware configuration and software interaction, Microsoft should also consider lowering pricing.