Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android

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Microsoft had one last surprise at its Surface event: a foldable Surface Duo phone that runs Android.

The design of the device resembles Microsoft’s just-announced dual-screen Surface Neo laptop, but on a smaller, pocketable scale. The Surface Duo features two 5.6-inch displays that can rotate 360 degrees, allowing it to be fully unfolded as a miniature 8.3-inch tablet.

That just happened at the #MicrosoftEvent. The exiting new Surface Duo. @panos_panay pic.twitter.com/X1oSlwQv4o

— Microsoft Surface (@surface) October 2, 2019

Each display can also run two different apps at the same time, or the Duo can be turned into landscape mode, allowing the second display to be used as a keyboard or game controller. The version of Android on...

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