According to the Windows Latest report, Microsoft is not the largest brand in the smartphone market, but last year, the company tried a high-end dual-screen phone “Surface Duo” with a customized Android experience.
Surface Duo may have only been released for less than a year, but according to people familiar with the matter, Microsoft seems to be preparing an updated model.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is expected to be developed in the second half of 2020, and it is planned to be launched this fall, but Microsoft’s plans will always change. In addition to the hardware (faster processors, 5G and improved cameras), the software seems to be the main focus of Surface Duo 2.
Purchasers’ reviews of the Surface Duo praised the design, display and hinge, but software issues ruined the product. According to sources, this new Surface Duo 2 will “special emphasis” on software repairs and improvements, including camera applications.
Join Our RealMi Central Channel On Telegram
In addition to these quality improvements, Microsoft is slowly adding more developers to the team behind Surface Duo 2. According to multiple job postings seen by foreign media, Microsoft hopes to “provide a mobile user experience” and bring the best of Microsoft to the Android ecosystem.
In fact, Microsoft is directly contributing to the development of Android. For example, Microsoft has been testing the new “occluded area” API, which will add information about the display area that is obscured by other tasks or the system UI.
“The API will allow developers to re-flow the experience to the visible area. For example, a Launcher may move its bottom drawer animation to an unobstructed area to allow the user to launch another application,” Microsoft noted.
Microsoft looks forward to 2021: Microsoft is also developing other Surface products. The technology giant is expected to launch Surface Laptop 4 in April and Surface Pro 8 in October/November this year.
If you like our news and you want to see such news even further, then follow RealMi Central on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook (Page) (Group) & Instagram.