Is Microsoft even TRYING? - Surface Duo 2

Microsoft made some significant improvements with the Surface Duo 2, but it feels like their hardware team doesn't talk to the software team. Please fix this Microsoft, we really want to like this phone.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Unboxing
1:41 - Microsoft Duo 2 exterior impressions
2:47 - Camera info
3:46 - Pricing
4:13 - Sponsor - dbrand!
5:44 - Software
6:47 - Specs comparison Duo 2 vs Duo
7:50 - Microsoft software impressions
10:02 - Testing out the camera
10:57 - Continued software impressions
13:17 - Speakers impressions
14:23 - Notification glance bar impressions
14:50 - Final thoughts

[kayburcky]

At this point dbrand is just throwing money at them yelling "dance, monkey!"

[thatdarnskag]

1:20 Dbrand receives its most compelling advertising, and they didn’t have to pay for Riley’s safety equipment or throw stuff at him.

[LeviHelvey]

Love how we've come full circle to the windows Nintendo DS smart phone

[Ballistica]

Riley - "I like to wait for the reviews", also Riley - "I AM the reviews"

[yemyem]

So helium makes Riley's voice pitch just like Linus' 😂 ***

[timmy]

12:33 - *Microsoft's UI on Android is still half-baked*
That's where they're aiming for, platform independent consistency across all Microsoft products.

[christophermorin]

"In Conclusion, Don't inhale helium because the internet says it's dangerous apparently, and also put a D-Brand skin on your shit."
Sorry, I just lost mine.

[erickauffmann_official]

Get it out of the cart! Get it out of there!!!!

[mini-_]

But is having two screens minimalistic? That is what we need to know.

[SlickTV]

Surface duo 2 is my favorite phone I've owned up to this point. And that's coming from a longtime Samsung user. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

[pvtpaink]

I love that every time Riley states something as a question, he's wrong. He's perfect for these weird products that a dozen people want.

[C--]

It's really impressive how consistent Microsoft is at cocking up every new venture they try to take.

[thesral]

I feel like any software Microsoft lies its fingers on gets buggy and slow. Never seen such a scuffed Android UI.

[Azeria]

I literally didn’t know the Duo 1 had ever launched. I thought this was the first one finally launching when I clicked on it.

[germansuicidegamers]

Maybe let someone review the phone that has interest in the device and some sort of knowledge and not nitpicking stuff because he don't like Microsoft.

[MrHaggibear]

I think the funniest thing here was, that Rileys voice actually sounds kinda normal on Helium :D

[elvisdorkenoo]

3:36 actually, that's 300% more cameras...

[-kko-]

Last time I was this early Microsoft made good software

[averysnacks]

I'm pretty sure the weird multitasking behavior is actually an issue with Googles gestures implementation not getting along with ANY third party launcher. Been waiting for a fix for a while now.

[necrojoe]

The offset keyboard at around 8:20 is because it's open, so you can only reach it with your left thumb. When you folded the right side back, it got wider since you could reach it with your other thumb, now.