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The Surface Duo is an intriguing piece of tech. Considered the spiritual successor to Microsoft s mythical Courier device of yesteryear, the Duo brings the best of Surface s engineering prowess to the Android ecosystem, bolstered by millions of apps Windows Phone simply could never obtain. The Surface Duo is admirable, exciting, and compelling. until you read the fine print, at least.
For me, the Surface Duo just isn t a device I could ever see buying. A long-time user of the Samsung Galaxy Android lineup, there are certain things I absolutely cannot see myself compromising on, despite the allure of dual-screen hinged productivity. To that end, the next Galaxy Fold looks like it could be my future phone. But what could Microsoft do to sweeten the deal,
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If you were a fan of Nokia Lumia smartphones, you were a fan of the camera. One of the leads on Nokia's PureView technology has signed on with the Microsoft Surface team as an imaging lead.
The news suggests that the Surface Duo line could be in for major camera improvements.
A former Nokia PureView and Apple camera bigwig has announced that he has joined Microsoft’s Surface imaging team, and the news gives us hope that future Surface and Surface Duo devices could actually deliver good camera quality.
Ari Partinen took to Twitter to confirm his new role, but it’s unclear whether the new hire will focus on Android-powered Surface devices (i.e. Surface Duo line), traditional Surface products (e.g. Windows-powered), or both.
The hiring also coincides with a Microsoft job listing for a camera system architect focused on Android-powered Surface devices (likely future Surface Duo devices). This listing hints at future Android Surface products packing computational photography smarts. So it stands to reason that the former Nokia and Apple engineer is part of this push.