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[CornellWellsII]

I wish Microsoft really invested in the Duo line. This truly could’ve been the best phone on the market. I honestly believe if they went with the zFold look with the Duo features it would’ve been the perfect phone.

[droppinloot]

Im glad it's still getting updates. My Duo is a companion tablet/Nintendo DS. I so wish they made a Duo 3

[mvagusta]

SD2 is perfect. Still the best dual screen phone out there

[Dantastic]

My surface duo is at the point where I just keep it on the charger as a desktop hub for apps. I tried it on battery a couple of weeks ago and it went from 100% down to 62% in just over an hour.

[DonPinguccio]

After selling my Duo 2 last year, I got the Galaxy Fold5. Having followed your channel for a couple of years now at least, I bought Duo 2 based off your videos. I miss my Duo! Received a really good deal on eBay for the Duo 1 this morning... so I bought it 😂 There's just something about Duo that I fondly miss.

[MJK]

In my opinion, for multitasking, nothing tops the Surface Duo. Other devices can do the same but you don't have to worry about the fragile screens. It is ashame that Microsoft gave up on this device. Too many bad reviews but those who didn't take the time to understand it.

[OleHippy]

Thanks so much and please do return to us every so often with new Duo findings.

[robcooper]

Bought SD2 2years ago Shane based on your recommendation. Still going fine but in one years time will look at a new phone. Probably the Pixel fold 3, sorry to see they are changing the aspect size. Really like the size and aspects of the SD2 to work on 2 this g's at once. Thanks for your continued work and reviews.

[TrevorSandi]

A giant tech company like Microsoft should have it's own smartphone with its own Windows os, and it's own custom chip

[Randomness]

I feel like every time you make one of these videos your Duo 2's sim tray starts glowing in anticipation 😅

[MaverickAussie]

Yay, the update has fixed what was preventing me from connecting my Meta Wayfarers to my SD2! I noticed when reinstalling the app the Play Store detected my SD2 as "Foldable", so perhaps that's why this now worked - making the phone more app-compatible. Now I have the perfect combo - my lovely dual physical screens and the ability to make calls and send texts without having to fold open the device or put buds in my ears!

[BK_gamer_]

My SD1 still works great. I can go days without charging, but I'm not a heavy data user anyway.

[MrLoipurz]

This is the direct result of Google optimising their app for Pixel Fold which fortunately have similar screen resolution as an unfolded Duo

[vmac]

My Surface Duo 2 also has sucky battery life. If my battery wasn't so bad, I may have kept using it as my daily driver. I had started getting used to the left screen being cracked, although I filled in with crazy glue, where I could...not quite as bad as you might imagine. The cracks are still very visible but, I'm not concerned about the cracks becoming worse and I used a razor to scrape off excess glue. While it's not pretty, it's usable

[Lady_Rowan_MacGyver]

Okay I have a question for you.

it's about my Surface Duo.

I find myself in a situation where I actually need a Kindle to read books to me.

but I don't have $200 to buy a new Kindle. Further I don't want to have to save up & put down money on something if I could modify what I already have for free.

what I do have is a Surface Duo which I LOVE!

what I want to do is download fire OS on the surface Duo.

is there any advice you could give me on going about this?

I think you're really knowledgeable about the surface Duos so I figure you know your stuff and it's good to listen to people who know their stuff.


Have a fabulous day! & TY!

[gcoupe]

Interesting to hear the comments on the degraded battery life. Thus far, my SD2's battery is holding up very well, but I charge it every night, and I spend most of my screen time on a PC, not on the SD2.

[hughdavis]

Is this an updated review based on the original build or the 14 beta build from the tech engineer Thai Nguyen?

[ERelic]

Have you tried using Copilot in full portrait mode

[diniconights]

Sd3 would be so awesome...but i guesse we will never see it...i think its still such a bummer that they didn't continue to make this or give them real support...

[brianwolters]

So, I am thinking of popping my SIM back into my Duo 2 for a while...been missing it.