Microsoft’s foldable Surface Duo is now the cost of a normal phone May 13, 2021, 9:25am EDT
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If you’ve been curious about checking out the Microsoft Surface Duo foldable Android phone but didn’t want to pay its original $1,399 price first off, I get you. The good news is that you no longer have to pay such a high cost to get one. Wellbots is selling the unlocked Surface Duo with 128GB of storage that works on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for just $690.
After nearly three years of development and several delays, Microsoft’s highly anticipated Android dual-screen phone, Surface Duo went on sale last year. The Microsoft Surface Duo had multiple issues right from its launch. However, after the April 2021 update, the issues seem to be getting worse. This new update for the Surface Duo brings security fixes and overall quality improvements. However, for some users, it also brings a frustrating black screen bug. Since the update to version 2021.314.9x (April 2021) released in the last week of April, users have reported that their device has encountered a strange black screen issue.
Surface Duo black screen bug seems to have links to the book mode
Huawei s folding phone survived a torture test that ll make you squirm
Durability usually isn t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of folding phones at least, not in a positive context. The bleeding edge form factor makes use of moving parts like hinges, with non-IP-rated gaps between parts and fragile plastic or polymer display components. So it s pretty surprising to see the nearly $3,000 Huawei Mate X2
survive JerryRigEverything s backward bend test seemingly without any damage at all.
I won t give away
all the highlights from the just-over-nine-minute-long video, but you can look forward to the usual scraping and scratching of the phone s various bits, plus some folding-screen fingernail scratching. But, you can skip straight to 7:52 if you want to see how it handles a little reverse gymnastics.