Overall love

[XDA_RealLifeReview]

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Microsoft Surface Duo, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Microsoft Surface Duo is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

 

[Bandage]

There are some quirks, bugs, annoyances... But I effin love this device. Form factor, build quality, innovation, style all great in my opinion. Some functionality issues that could be deal breakers if not addressed immediately. Bluetooth connection instability tops my list. Smart watch will not stay connected.

 

[T&C]

I had canceled my order due to the grumbling on the device prior to roll out...only to get a email today that my phone is in town and will be delivered tomorrow or Monday?

It will be interesting to see after the newness of the phone wears off how many will keep or return them.

$1500 is a lot of money to put out for a phone and all the glitches people here and on YouTube have posted.

Basic things like terrible speaker quality, terrible video quality, lagging, launcher issues, awkwardness of not being able to text fast, issues with turning on 2nd screen when trying to take pictures.

I dont see MS stepping up anytime soon with fixes...

Time will tell!

 

[sliblue]

There are some quirks, bugs, annoyances... But I effin love this device. Form factor, build quality, innovation, style all great in my opinion. Some functionality issues that could be deal breakers if not addressed immediately. Bluetooth connection instability tops my list. Smart watch will not stay connected.

This device is awesome. Been playing with it since it arrived yesterday. I'm not seeing too many bugs like others but I don't have a sim card in it yet so maybe that is the difference. Performed the update on first boot. Ill be trying an Asus portable gaming monitor by itself and on USB 3.1 Hub to see if external screens work in a few.

1 Annoyance is external drive needing FAT32. Not sure what that is about but I have a USBC Hub working on it with sdxc, samsung 7 touch drive and some peripherals. Seems to work fine aside from needing fat32 to read storage. Hopefully exfat or ntfs are coming. Copying Music to drive now so trying audio via USBC 3.1 to Headphone with a DAC chip in the 3.5 end.

 

[tCizler]

I had canceled my order due to the grumbling on the device prior to roll out...only to get a email today that my phone is in town and will be delivered tomorrow or Monday?

It will be interesting to see after the newness of the phone wears off how many will keep or return them.

$1500 is a lot of money to put out for a phone and all the glitches people here and on YouTube have posted.

Basic things like terrible speaker quality, terrible video quality, lagging, launcher issues, awkwardness of not being able to text fast, issues with turning on 2nd screen when trying to take pictures.

I dont see MS stepping up anytime soon with fixes...

Time will tell!

My 2 cents.

I haven't had any of the bugs i've seen others have. I had one glitch on day one when trying to log into Super Cell to connect my clash of clans account. But it still actually worked, the screen just bounced around while i typed my recovery code. I think it was because COC was horizontal, and Supercell wanted to be vertical. It never happened again after that. There are weird things i'm figuring out that i thought were hiccups, but they're consistent and repeatable. So i think it's just how it works, more than an issue. I've had no launcher issues, so i don't know what you're referring to there. The speaker actually sounds decent to me, the real issue people have is the volume. It doesn't get very loud compared to other phones. It's plenty loud enough for the alarm to jolt me out of bed in the morning, but you're not going to be giving any presentations in a crowded room. Also, everyone knows the camera sucks. It's good enough to get you by, but you won't exactly be framing any of the pictures. And as far as not being able to type fast, that's just on MS Swiftkey. I use gboard and it has been flawless. Super fast and no mistakes or lag. And i'm actually really impressed, almost shocked, at how well the camera app works, as in knowing which screen to have on and which direction you're trying to take a picture, selfie vs normal.

It's only been a few days, but i absolutely love this thing! I'd spend the $1,400 again knowing now what i know.

 

[Angus454+]

I've had mine since the 10th, and am starting to love this device. The camera is the weakest link, but I'm hopeful for software improvements to emerge over time. As expected, the MS apps utilize the dual screens the best but again the software will come along in time once developers get a feel for it and additional, similar products hit the market. I guess for me it's pure early adopter... it's super cool but nowhere near full potential as of yet.

 

[dgduris]

It's a game changer. Clearly many apps need to optimize to the screen format (Words With Friends, Instagram...) but being able to close the screen and have it be off of my mind is a massive productivity boost - more so when I open it up to get some work done. I replaced my Galaxy Tablet, which I have used for taking notes in client meetings with the Duo. I figured that, like the Galaxy, I would use Noteshelf for that. I am finding, however, that Evernote alone works great.

I wish that
1) You could close the book and NOT hang up a call,
2) That closing the book could auto-set Do-Not-Disturb
3) That the camera was better
4) That there was more battery - I will happily accept another couple of mm in thickness for more mAH and better optics for the camera.

Finally, I added the SopiGuard black leather skin and the bumper. Total game changer in terms of not having to handle the thing like a piece of glass art in a glass art gallery.