Microsoft Surface Duo foldable smartphone goes on sale in the US

Despite using last year’s flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, the cost of the device is by no means small. The basic version with 128 GB of internal storage will cost $ 1400, and the smartphone with 256 GB of storage costs $ 1500. It’s worth noting that Surface Duo does not support expanding storage capacity with memory cards.

Smartphone shoppers will get additional benefits such as a 50 percent discount on a one-year Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription. In addition, for $ 200, the company offers an extended warranty covering mechanical damage and unlimited technical support.

There are also branded accessories available for Surface Duo. For example, the Surface Pen will cost $ 70, while the more compact and convenient Surface Slim Pen will cost $ 111. In addition, smartphone buyers can protect their device by putting on a proprietary protective bumper for $ 40, or by applying InvisibleShield protective glass for $ 60.

Surface Duo has the following characteristics:

• two 5.6 “AMOLED 1800 × 1350 (4: 3) screens; together – 8.1” Dual PixelSense Fusion 2700 × 1800 (3: 2) display;
• dual battery with a total charging capacity of 3577 mAh with support for high-speed 18-W charging (adapter included);
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, optimized for dual display;
• 128 or 256 GB of built-in high-speed UFS 3.0 memory;
• 6 GB of RAM;
• adaptive 11-megapixel camera f / 2, PDAF with a viewing angle of 84 ° with AI;
• support for Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac (2.4 / 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, LTE 4×4 MIMO (1.2 Gbps download and 150 Mbps download), GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS;
• one eSIM and one nanoSIM;
• USB-C 3.1, supports DisplayPort output;
• a lot of pre-installed Microsoft applications, including Office;
• operating system Android 10.