The users seemed to be quite disturbed by the earlier versions of Microsoft Surface phones as they couldn’t give a faster performance, camera quality, or 5G connectivity. But now at the upcoming launch event of the company, this problem seems to be kind of dissolved. Microsoft is giving tough competition to its counterparts in the Android zone, i.e. Samsung Galaxy and Xiaomi.

The users are keen on knowing whether the performance has finally improved or not. So, MindStick News has come up with the latest announcements of the product.

A fashionable Glance Bar on the side:

• The Glass bar that is situated on the side of the hinge possesses edge display capacity. It could be used to see the notifications, battery life, and another glance-able view of notifications.
• The Surface Pro comes with two separate skins connected by a hinge.
• They are foldable in tent mode and could be used together simultaneously.
• They are covered with Glass on both sides and feature a dual 5.8-inch AMOLED display.
• Interestingly, per display contains a resolution of 1,892x1, 344-pixels.
• The display runs on 90Hz and contains a Gorilla Glass Victus

Picture courtesy: Gizmochina

Processor and Storage strengthened:

• No laggier working this time as the processor is upgraded to Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. This makes the performance more fluid & better as well.
• It could be used as a laptop or in a hand-held mode, both.
• New custom Microsoft apps and interfaces have been added to ensure a brighter user experience.
• Storage: 128GB to 512GB
• RAM: 8 GB
• When the dual-screen is put into use in a laptop or hand-held mode, the bottom screen
• becomes a controller. This means a full PC-like experience could be achieved with it.

Camera features:

• It comes with triple rear cameras having separate resolutions for each one.

        (1) f/1.7 12-megapixel telephoto lens

        (2) f/2.4 12MP wide lens

        (3) 16MP ultra-wide camera

• Each of the cameras has optical image stabilization.
• Modes: night mode, portrait mode, and HDR.
• Major recording: 60 frames per second at 4K plus record slow-mo.
• For the issue of focus, they have a time-of-flight sensor.
• An interesting feature of the camera app is that one display of the phone works as a viewfinder and the other can show previous snapshots. This is helpful when trying to compare image quality.
• Also, the editing is made simple by the availability of two screens on the phone.

Picture courtesy: TechRadar

5G connectivity? Yes!

The most ambitious wait of using 5G on Surface Duo phones is over. The Duo 2 comes with a connectivity band of mmWave and Sub-6 frequencies. Not only this, the Wi-Fi 6 enables faster connectivity too.

So, if you’re waiting to check how the new phone feels, try using it for the software experience. The hardware of the phone is quite premium and optimized. People who have higher needs like photography, graphic designing, gaming, and other official work, are the best-suited users for this phone.