Microsoft Doesn’t Need a Regular Android Phone

Microsoft took everyone by surprise this week when it announced its very first Android device, especially as the company was believed to be done with mobile hardware after giving up on the Lumia series of smartphones and Windows 10 Mobile.

Surface Duo, which runs Android and comes in the form of a dual-screen device, puts Microsoft in a select group of names investing in this completely new form factor that’s expected to grow significantly in the coming years.

Samsung, which has already launched the Galaxy Fold, Huawei, and according to rumors Apple too are some of the biggest names that are committed to dual-screen devices, so Microsoft is about to step into an unexplored world where its main catalyst is the hunger for innovation.

However, what’s very important to note is that Microsoft’s Surface Duo isn’t necessarily supposed to be a rival to all these foldable phones in the same way as the Surface Pro is not a competitor to the iPad Pro.

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