![]() ![]() Its pre-installed software is a beautiful melange of Microsoft and Google apps. ![]() Microsoft Surface Duo software and warranty Despite the Duo’s flaws, I still applaud Microsoft for taking a leap of faith into the pool of innovation. It’s easy for me to point out flaws as a reviewer, but I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for software engineers to achieve UI nirvana in the nascent realm of foldables. I’m not sure if these updates will fix the Duo’s interface defects, but I do have hope for the Redmond-tech giant. When I informed the Microsoft team about these bugs, they assured me that future updates will resolve the UI hiccups. If Microsoft can rectify some of the Duo’s wonky interface issues, it will have a star on its hands. I can't see what I'm typing on the Microsoft Surface Duo as the keyboard takes up the whole bottom display. ![]() This result, however, isn’t representative of real-world usage. The Redmond-based tech giant boasted that the Duo lasts 15 hours and 30 minutes while running local video playback. The Microsoft Surface Duo features two 3577 mAh batteries - one for each screen. Perhaps the Surface Duo would perform better if it had a newer chip - the Snapdragon 855 CPU is a bit outdated. On our Jetstream benchmark, which tests how quickly Web pages load, the Surface Duo achieved a measly score of 70, which is lower than the average smartphone (109), the iPhone 11 Pro Max (152) and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 (74). The Galaxy Z Fold 2 also crushed the Duo with a score of 3,310. The Duo also paled in comparison to the mighty iPhone 11 Pro Max (3,517). On Geekbench 5, which tests overall performance, the Surface Duo achieved 2,862, short of the category average (2,874). The Surface Duo offered middling performance scores on our synthetic tests. Two apps on the Microsoft Surface Duo (Image credit: Future) The Duo didn't show any signs of stuttering, but it’s worth noting that the device started to get a little toasty. Sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 6GB of RAM, the Surface Duo is a foldable firecracker - the phablet endured my deluge of 20 Google Chrome tabs on the left screen while I watched Sister, Sister on Netflix on the right display. However, with the latter, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 output only 361 nits of brightness - in this case, the Duo surpassed its Samsung rival. With the former, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 emitted 599 nits of brightness. We tested the Galaxy Z Fold 2’s screen brilliance in two states: with adaptive brightness on and with adaptive brightness off. The average smartphone emits 540 nits of brightness while the iPhone 11 Pro Max is as bright as a diamond and outshone the Duo with a whopping 761 nits of brightness. Spotify on the Microsoft Surface Duo (Image credit: Future)Īt 458 nits of brightness, the Duo’s screens are dim compared to its competitors. ![]()
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