50 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020MICROSOFT SURFACE EVENT
via a built-in and beefed-up version of Continue on
PC. That’s the main appeal of the device, as Panay
described, “not just because of the hardware but
how productive you can be on it”.
While we have a lot of questions – camera, chip,
battery life, carrier support, and price – the Surface
Duo is undoubtedly exciting. As Android phones and
iPhones are struggling to figure out the next big thing,
the Surface Duo is a new category of device with, as
Panay said, “a unique design ethos that Surface brings
with every single app in the Android ecosystem”.
However, we’re going to have to wait a while to
get it. Microsoft says the Surface Duo won’t ship until
holiday 2020, more than a year away. By that point, the
Galaxy S11, iPhone 12, and Pixel 5 will all be here, so
Microsoft will certainly have its work cut out for it. But if
you’re in the market for a new phone, you might want
to hold off just a little longer.50 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020MICROSOFT SURFACE EVENT
via a built-in and beefed-up version of Continue on
PC. That’s the main appeal of the device, as Panay
described,“notjustbecauseofthehardwarebut
howproductive you can be on it”.
While we have a lot of questions – camera, chip,
battery life, carrier support, and price – the Surface
Duo is undoubtedly exciting. As Android phones and
iPhones are struggling to figure out the next big thing,
the Surface Duo is a new category of device with, as
Panay said, “a unique design ethos that Surface brings
with every single app in the Android ecosystem”.
However, we’re going to have to wait a while to
get it. Microsoft says the Surface Duo won’t ship until
holiday 2020, more than a year away. By that point, the
Galaxy S11, iPhone 12, and Pixel 5 will all be here, so
Microsoft will certainly have its work cut out for it. But if
you’re in the market for a new phone, you might want
to hold off just a little longer.