Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 launches today in select markets

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Published on October 21, 2021

published on October 21, 2021

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Following the release of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio, and Surface Go 3 earlier this month, the company’s dual-screen Surface Duo 2 is launching in select markets today. This is Microsoft’s second attempt at creating an Android-based dual-screen device, and the hardware of the Surface Duo is a big step forward.

With larger 8.3” PixelSense Fusion displays, a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 SoC, support for 5G and NFC, and a triple-lens camera on the back, the Surface Duo 2 addresses many of the original Surface Duo’s shortcomings while iterating on a premium-looking design. The Duo 2 also adds a fingerprint sensor that’s integrated into the power button, and the hinge has also been improved with a “Glance Bar” that can display the time of day and notifications without opening the Duo 2.

The Surface Duo 2 is available in Glacier or a new Obsidian finish, and it starts at $1499.99 in the US for the model with 128GB of storage. In the UK, the same base model is priced at £1,349, and the Surface Duo 2 starts at €1,599 in other European markets.

If the Surface Duo 2 is slightly more expensive than the original model, keep in mind that the Surface Duo 1 was discounted pretty quickly and we saw it under $400 back in August. It remains to be seen if the same thing will happen with its successor, but sometimes being an early adopter isn’t such a good idea. The original Surface Duo had a lot of software issues and has yet to be updated with Android 11, and we hope that the Surface Duo 2 will fare better on the software front.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.