First, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 7 with a USB-C port. Not bad, but certainly not game changing. Then they revealed the dual-screen, Courier-like Surface Neo. They still weren’t done.
Microsoft has finally cooked up a Surface phone, and it’s so many different kinds of crazy. Like the Surface Neo, it’s a foldable, dual-screen device. Unlike the Surface Neo, it’s small enough to fit in a pocket.
It also doesn’t run Windows X like the Surface Neo. It runs Android. Yes, for real.
This is the Surface Duo, and it might just be the wildest thing that Microsoft has created in a long time. It has two 5.6-inch touchscreens connected by 360-degree hinges. Fully opened, it’s an 8.3-inch tablet.
Microsoft hasn’t shared a ton of details about the Surface Duo yet, but they did upload a slick video showing it in action (or at least a video that shows what it’ll look like in action when it arrives next fall):
One tidbit they did offer up is that the current version is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor. That’s the same chip Samsung chose for the Galaxy S10 and their own breakable foldable, the Galaxy Fold.
The user experience Microsoft shows off in their video looks pretty similar to what Windows X brings to the Surface Neo. The company makes it clear in today’s press release that the smaller Surface Duo is definitely running Android.
“With Surface Duo we are building upon Android to marry cutting edge hardware with familiar software and services,” wrote Chief Product Officer Panos Panay.
Yep, it’s definitely made to make and receive calls
That’s shouldn’t necessarily come as a huge shock. Microsoft has been bullish on Android for some time. They’ve got a whole slew of apps available in Google Play — including a launcher, which could play an important role on the Duo.
There’s even a Bing search app… yet for some reason they chose to leave Google’s search bar front and center on the Surface Duo’s home screen.
Between the Surface Duo, Surface Neo, and next-gen Xbox Scarlett, next holiday is looking to be pretty huge for Microsoft hardware ripped straight from the future.
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