(Update: Officially announced through Microsoft's self -fly. We add videos and new information)
Microsoft has started accepting reservations for folding dual screen mobile terminals Surface Duo.It will be shipped in the United States from September 10.
Surface Duo is diagonal 5.Two 6 -inch displays, two -screen palm mobile connected with a hinge that opens 360 degrees.If you open it and look at it as one piece, the diagonal 8.It will be a "PixelSense Fusion" display equivalent to 1 inch.
Microsoft announced two 9 -inch screens, Surface Neo, and Surface Duo, which had two 9 -inch screens, two 9 -inch screens, and 13 -inches equivalent to an diagonal, and this Surface Duo.
NEO is a "foldable notebook PC" equipped with full function Windows 10, while Surface Duo adopts Android for the OS.Thickness 9 if you fold.It is the position of the multitasking terminal to carry from the size that enters the pocket at 6mm.
As long as the normal Android moves with Android, it should be a "two -screen Android smartphone" or a tablet, but in Microsoft, Surface Duo is not called a smartphone, but Microsoft 365 and Microsoft service apps are just.It is one of the "Surface" families assuming that it moves comfortably, and the Android app works without any problems.
Some Android terminals on the two screens have been released by other companies, but according to Microsoft, Surface Duo is characterized by all layers, from custom UEFI to cloud, all layers have enterprise -class security.
On the smartphone, Microsoft, who has built a pile of corpses, re -enter on two screens, crashes with rival companies as Surface Phone!It seems that it is basically sold as a production -oriented product as a terminal where business services such as Microsoft 365 move comfortably in multitasking.
Although Surface Duo has been notified since last year, this release date announcement was published on Microsoft's "Surface It Pro" blog without even online events or release.
Even in the text, "Surface Duo released today", such as the main announcement, may have been flying before the official release, so the IT PRO blog may have fled, so the side of the IT department.May have been emphasized.
The US price is $ 1399.Shipping will start on September 10.
Postscript: After all it was a self -fly by IT Pro Blog.Microsoft has once again released a detailed publication by Panos Panay, the director of Surface, and a variety of promotional videos, including entertainment such as streaming games on Xbox controllers.
Customization for 2 screens is a home -screen UI with a taskbar near Windows, or a pair of an application that moves on the left and right at the same time, starts with one tap, switches from the two screens, switches one screen, one screen.The behavior when placed like a notebook PC below.
According to Microsoft, these two -screen customization is due to close cooperation with Google.Some of the two -screen Android code developed by Microsoft will be incorporated into his Android body, and other companies can also use it.
Android has long been compatible with screen split multitasking, and folding devices that change dynamically two -screen devices and screen composition have also appeared from each company.However, switching to one screen with two screens and recording the combination of apps is different from the customization of each terminal for each manufacturer, which can hinder app compatibility and updating.
It is not yet known which part of Microsoft developed for Surface Duo will be the standard function of Android, but the Surface Duo will improve the two -screen and folding and deformed devices. maybe.
Postscript: The product page is released.The main technical specifications are also available.
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Open:
Vertical 145.2 x width 186.9 x thickness 4.8mm
Closed:
Vertical 145.2 x width 93.3 x thickness 9.9mm
The general paperback book is generally A6 (148 x 105mm), so when Surface Duo is closed, it is a little smaller than the paperback (width is more than 1 cm thinner).
Weight: 250g
As a reference, iPhone 11 Pro Max is 226g (158 x 77).8 x 8.1mm).The first Galaxy Fold is 276g (open 160).9 x 117.9 x 7.6mm).LG G8x ThinQ is 193g only for the main unit, 331g when combining a two -screen cover.
display:
5.6 inch 1800 X 1350 (4: 3, 401PPI) OLED EL PIXELSENSE Display X 2
When viewing as a single display, 2700 x 1800 (3: 2) "PixelSense Fusion" display
Processor:
Snapdragon 855 "Optimized for the Dual-Screen EXPERIENCE"
RAM, storage:
6GB DRAM, 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 Connected storage storage
battery:
3577mAh, local video playback 15.5 hours, 10 days or more, 27 hours of calls.
camera:
11m pixels, 1 μm, F2.0, 84 degrees angle of view, AI optimized for the front and back
Other communication is Wi-Fi 5 (802).11ac), Bluetooth 5.0. In the United States, SIM lock terminals and free terminals for AT & T are compatible with LTE.5G is not compatible with models that are currently accepting reservations.
Monaural speaker.Dual microphone.Fingerprint sensor on the side.
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