There are advantages and disadvantages to covering the technology news in Canada. One of the biggest disadvantages is that new technologies sometimes don’t come here.
Fortunately, that won’t be the case with Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2. Unlike the company’s first attempt at a dual-screen Android smartphone, the new Duo will arrive in Canada at the same time as other countries.
That’s great news for those interested in trying what appears to be a comprehensive upgrade. Thanks to its hefty price tag, mediocre cameras, and frustrating software, Microsoft’s first Surface Duo didn’t get much fondness from reviewers.
This time around Microsoft kept the price tag high, but has done more to justify it with a flagship CPU, 5G support, and an all-new camera experience that hopefully significantly outperforms the original Duo.
While it appears that Microsoft has addressed almost every major hardware complaint with the Surface Duo 2, it remains to be seen whether the company has improved the software experience. If so, the Duo 2 could be a true competitor in the folding space.
However, a main drawback of the Surface Duo 2 in Canada is that the phone is not available through carriers. At least not yet, it is unclear if it will be available through carriers in the future.
In other words, that means Canadians who don’t want to spend $ 1,899.99 at a time for Duo 2 are, unfortunately, out of luck. That doesn’t seem to have stopped anyone so far though: At the time of writing, pre-orders for the Surface Duo 2 seemed to be out of stock. Microsoft website It no longer lists any of the ‘Obsidian’ Duo 2 options, while ‘Glacier’ is only available in a storage configuration.