Saturday, August 22, 2020

Weekly poll results: the Microsoft Surface Duo excites, but many have reservations

Last week’s poll shows that the Microsoft Surface Duo excites power users – maybe not so much with its hardware, but with its promise of next-level multitasking instead. Despite the Surface branding, this doesn’t run Windows, it’s an Android phone, but Microsoft did lean on its decades of UI design expertise to create a fairly unique product. Dual screen mobiles are nothing new. The Sony Tablet P is an early example of the form factor, the ZTE Axon M is more recent. There are even several LG and Asus phones that fall in this category with their second screen accessories. However, none...