Microsoft’s Weird Surface Duo 2 Has Surprisingly Become My Favorite Device of the Year
At least nine software updates and a sizable price cut have transformed Microsoft’s dual-screen phone
It’s exceedingly rare that a product actually gets
better
months after it was released.
But Microsoft’s oft-forgotten Surface Duo 2, which launched back in October 2021
with a steep price tag and a laundry list of bugs and issues that made it very frustrating to use, has bucked that trend.
In fact, the Duo 2 has improved so much that it’s now one of my favorite mobile
devices, even if it’s still weird and unique enough that I can’t exactly recommend it to most people.
In case you’ve forgotten, the Surface Duo 2 is a folding phone with two big screens joined by a hinge.
Unlike Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3, which takes a single tablet-sized display and
folds it in half to fit in your pocket, the Duo 2’s two screens make it feel more like two large phones attached together