Flagship Galaxy Fold replacement? Microsoft announces Surface Duo

Further, it has a 360-degree hinge, that's hidden behind a polished slip of metal a mere 4.8 millimetres thick, thus allowing it to be folded inside out. Showcasing the device, CPO Panay said at the company's 'Surface' event in New York, that the duo will not compete with smartphones. Rather it would try to increase productivity. He gave an example of running Outlook on the Surface Duo, with one side of the device showing your inbox and the other display a Compose screen. 'The next time you have to write a long email on your phone, and then you normally have to switch to a Surface or Mac to finish it?' he told reporters. 'You don't have to do that again.' According to a report done by Wired, Microsoft is already running experiments to prove that the two screens to perform tasks are less stressful for users than a single one. Microsoft further revealed that the device will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, however this may upgrade till the phone's 2020 launch. Using split-screen feature, the device runs on a tweaked version of Android Pie 9. Meanwhile, no news of support 5G technology in the device has emerged. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://www.vec.go.th/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/33257/language/en-US/Default.aspx