PC Magazine - USA (2020-10)

SURFACE DUO VS Z FOLD 2
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they’re 2,700 by 1,800. They seem even sharper than
their 401ppi resolution suggests.

You can span the two displays inside to make an 8.1-
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2’s 7.6-inch screen. But the fact that there’s a gap
between the screens makes a big window feel
unsatisfying. The device really wants you to do two
things on its two screens.

When the phone is closed, it’s protected but unusable.
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you don’t intend to whip out the device and just start
using it.

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both screens facing out, which feels dangerous. The
screens are tough, far more durable than the Z Fold’s
tender internal display, but still, that feels daring.

You can span

the two

displays inside

to make an

8.1-inch screen

with about

30.8 square

inches of

pixels.

The outside of the

Surface Duo has no

screen.