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both screens. But for hooking into Windows, it’s just the same Your Phone app
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GOOD-ENOUGH PERFORMANCE—EXCEPT FOR THE BUGS
The Surface Duo uses last year’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor. The
base model has 128GB of storage, which you can bump up to 256GB for an
extra $100.
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screen. Using a window spanned over both screens, I still got 391.3 on
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screens doesn’t detract from performance.
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Galaxy S10+. That’s plenty of power, unless you’re trying to pump 5G or a
120Hz screen, and the Duo has neither ambition. The one performance issue I’d
call out is that I felt like there was some scroll tearing, making the scrolling
experience feel less smooth than on 120Hz devices like the Samsung Galaxy
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Holding the Duo up
to your head is a little
awkward.