Facts:
Lacks NFC
Going by all the YouTube review videos, camera is subpar and it’s awkward having to fold it a certain way because there is
only one camera
Software is buggy as heck, and the
older processor and inadequate ram are clearly problematic in a
device built around multitasking.
Unoptimised apps look like crap because they are not designed with the folding display in mind. Maybe this will improve, maybe it won’t.
Battery life isn’t great unless you stick to using one of the two displays
The iPad mini is way cheaper, with a far
more established ecosystem, with the
only drawbacks being that it can’t make calls and doesn’t fold (which is in itself a very questionable proposition).
What are the main things a person buys a phone for? The software experience, NFC payments, taking great photos on the fly. The surface duo manages to fail magnificently at all 3.
What problem is this phone even trying to solve? Are people really clamouring for the ability to edit ms documents on the go, vs just working on them using a laptop? But then again, this is the same company whose signature feature in their wireless earbuds offering is the ability to control ppt slides by swiping on your ears, so...