Surface Duo Release Not Delayed; Still Arrives Later in 2020: Report

If you keep tabs on the latest happenings in the tech world, you must have heard that Microsoft will firstbring Windows 10X to laptopsinstead of dual-screen devices. The company refocused its approach towards foldables earlier this week, sort-of telling us that the Surface Neo mightnot see the light of dayin 2020.

This begged us to question the launch of the Android-powered Surface Duo. It was also shown off alongside the Surface Neo at a hardware event last year. Well, sources aware of Microsoft’s plans (via Android Authority) have revealed that the Surface Duo release is still on track. The foldable phone, running Android with Microsoft’s customizations on top, islaunching sometime in 2020.

Surface Duo, for those unaware, is afoldable smartphonemade by Microsoft. It has dual-screens connected by a hinge and it runs Android out-of-the-box instead of the company’s Windows 10 Mobile OS. The latter saw interest diminish over the past few years and reached its end-of-life earlier this year.

Microsoft has already given developers access to theSurface Duo SDK. We installed this SDK to give you a quick look at what Microsoft’s vision for Android and foldable phones looks like. You can head to the link above to check out all of the new features and our first impressions.

Moving past the software, Surface Duo was said to be powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset. The demo unit ran Android 9 Pie and had massive bezels, as seen in the image above. However, for the final version, we hope Microsoft will minimize the bezels (I mean, just take a look at other foldable phones), upgrade to Snapdragon 865, and run Android 11 out-of-the-box.

I, for one, am really looking forward to getting my hands onMicrosoft’sfirst self-branded Android phone. It may not be the best foldable phone when it comes out later in 2020. Samsung and Huawei would have made a considerable leap by then. But, Surface Duo will definitely have its own charm. What do you think?

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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