Did I expect TOO MUCH from the Surface Duo?

It's been a few years since Microsoft made a phone, but it seems like they stop fighting and joined Google's Android OS. Do you think the Surface Duo will be enough to make Microsoft a major player against the likes of Samsung and Apple?
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[@tasneemkhandaker]

"I don't need protection" - Riley, father of one.

[@nullvoid3545]

for now...

[@marlonerler]

3 currently

[@Brahmdagh]

@@marlonerler That escalated quickly

[@quickhatch8160]

@@Brahmdagh Legend says he is on 7 now...

[@BigArmBoss]

"Aww, baby, we don't need that..." --Me, father of six (yes, really) No regerts.

[@breakcoregirlxd]

Had a windows phone, app support sucked but the phone was fine.

[@belami6281]

Same,i had lumia 900,920 and 930. Would still use them if they had app support.

[@garceslclaudio]

Lumia 520 was and amazing low cost phone, works amazing at the time for basics things and some third party youtube apps was better than android app

[@guyfawkes8873]

The Nokia phones where the absolute best smartphones on the market when they launched, and the OS was way ahead of Apple/Google. It died because of app monopoly. That's it.

[@majorbogart3476]

Had a windows phone, loved it, but still had to return it immediately. Requiring me to add a credit card to download even free apps was a deal breaker for me, and a few people I knew. I imagine that "feature" probably nerfed the adoption rate a lot more than they realized.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I liked there phones as well. But the app support was the issue. :(

[@Black3ternity]

Remember windows phone? Yes - yes I do. No one wanted a windows phone. *dies inside looking at my Lumias*

[@manonanisland88]

Lumias plural!? Respect the dedication.

[@mrt88music]

I had the 925, 950 and 950 XL. They were so damn good!

[@nevadahamaker7149]

I am you. My Lumia 920 was awesome. I loved the Metro UI and I think live tiles are so far the best balance between iOS's simple icons with little numbers in the corner, and Android's full-blown widgets. And I loved how it integrated your contacts and communications from your email and social media apps into one complete view. It was truly innovative; it just arrived too late.

[@Ben-fj2fp]

Goddamn I loved my windows phones. No bullshit Web, calls, texts, media. Didn't need anything else!

[@maxpower9708]

I had a Nokia Lumia, and then a Microsoft Lumia! But MS has killed its own product by disallowing third-party web-engines. If I have had Firefox instead of Edge, then I would've continued using my Lumia for much longer!

[@vikmanphotography7984]

5:55 "I don't need protection" *9 months later*

[@Ben.N]

He's right ahead of you bud

[@Kytori95]

Wanted to like, but it has 69 likes... Nice so I left it :)

[@HuskeyJay]

"Oh no it's turning on" *starts sweating thinking back to the NDA Reviews where reviewers weren't allowed to turn it on*

[@pvtpain66k]

LTT video earlier today: "Reily's filming ShortCircuit over there" This video: Linus loudly in the background for the first four minuets.

[@jestersbro1]

Massive d1ck move by Linus when he gate crashed the vid. He may own the company but that's no excuse for being unprofessional. Reputations are hard to build but easy to wreck.

[@ToTheGAMES]

@@jestersbro1 Ok boomer

[@MonsiourMohawk]

@@jestersbro1 lmfao it's not like linus has ever been the most professional person. Literally ever video has a "that's she said" or "69 nice" comment in it.

[@2nd-place]

Don’t forget towards the end as well.

[@kumd]

@@jestersbro1 lol you feel better now? Geez

[@unitedwecode]

"No one ever wanted a Windows Phone" Me, who used a Windows phone for years: :'(

[@amke0442]

Did you want the phone tho?

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

@@amke0442 Windows Phones were 100% better than Android and iOS in all areas excluding Software Support from 3rd Parties so of course he did as did I

[@John_C_J]

I just want a real Windows launcher on Android with the live tiles. Is that too much to ask for, Microsoft?

[@theskynetz]

Did you guys really wanted Windows Phone? I'm really curious cuz I never had one

[@mattmanix5104]

Loved mine, even after support ended

[@DerMBen]

2:03 The Video: Linus avec une moustache The Subtitles: Linus, (speaks foreign language) mustache

[@_________________404]

speaks surrender language

[@lalouadl]

correction : avec UN moustache (j'ai mal a mon français)

[@realcartoongirl]

what does that mean

[@m4ugs950]

@@realcartoongirl Linus with a mustache

[@claudioschweri8322]

Not really foreign? Or is Québec like the middle child everybody ignores?

[@athl0n]

If Windows Phone was still out there, I would use it to this day. I want Windows Phone back :(

[@CarlosDeLosMuertes]

I had, wanted, and still want a windows phone, and looks like a lot of other comments did too. It was just a plain better phone OS, live tiles, device wide themes, and an infinite scrolling home screen.

[@KingLarbear]

I know you're a troll

[@nathanmiddleton1478]

People who used the Windows phone, loved it, from my experience. The absolutely intuitive inteface made all kind of sense and was super easy to use. Communication integration was awesome. If they could only make that happen in Android!

[@Cless_Aurion]

Yeah, and the battery life was also great on the ones using Oled displays, because of the properly dark UI that windows allowed with true blacks... I had to switch to a galaxy note8 just to try to get anything similar.

[@pisse3000]

If Windows Phone came back tomorrow with the same app support as the other two, I'd throw my iPhone in the trash and never look at it again. I *loved* that OS. Android and iOS aren't even close.

[@Cless_Aurion]

@@pisse3000Same, the only problem I have now, is that I need a phone with a pen in my life hahaha

[@pankajverma272]

@@pisse3000 +1

[@emporytechnology1502]

Had lumia 535 and till this day no other phone on the price range ($65) beats its fluidity. Android not even close. Too, app support pretty horrible.

[@ab.rafy17]

"No one wanted a Windows Phone" Me: who had one and still miss it 👁️👄👁️

[@SeanRosairo]

It was so advanced for its time and smooth! Damn Google for crippling it at every chance they got

[@Edino_Chattino]

@@SeanRosairo and people forget android back then looked like garbage

[@insane6646]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqypqCMd5Jpqc0

[@frosty295]

No one cares about Windows Phone lmao ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@AssassinYTLive]

@@frosty295 i care

[@mimc8786]

“Remember Windows Phone” 😭

[@mimc8786]

THERE WERE DOZENS OF US!!!

[@Ebiru2387]

Pepperidge Farms Remembers!

[@insane6646]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqypqCMd5Jpqc0

[@123jahjas]

The Lumia 822 is still my favorite phone I've ever had the chance of owning.

[@walkinmn]

To answer his question: You're being dramatic

[@not4ksalt751]

"noone wanted a windows phone" *the comment section didnt like that

[@frosty295]

You mean like 5 people didn't like it and the 76 losers who liked your comment, no one wanted it and it's died because no one cared ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kushiro6302]

@@frosty295 Because microsoft didn't care

[@TJWhiteStar]

@@frosty295 actually you'll find it was because of the Monopoly Apple and Google have On Apps and thus Windows Phones were starved of even basic apps. A system lives and dies with it's software so when you remove that it Can't survive no matter who liked it.

[@SananeNapcanAmq]

@@frosty295 i cared also why comment section ppl are so mad lmfao

[@frosty295]

@Armstrong Canon whos mad? Lmfao just pointing out the facts that it's dead ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@DefineOutside]

When you make an entire device just to emulate the DS

[@MultiGreef]

and here I was thinking only on productivity usecases. Now I'm sure i will get a 2nd gen of this if it ever comes out

[@thomasharshaw2193]

for the LOW LOW price of 1400 dollars! :D

[@drunkcanadiangamer7484]

I have the dual screen LGG8X and I do use it for that haha.

[@kuyakuma]

Plays on lgv60

[@jamesmcbride1957]

I've missed Windows Phone ever since I finally had to switch to Android almost three years ago. I would get one again today if it ever came back.

[@jerrym1401]

Try Launcher 10 for android. That helps

[@jamesmcbride1957]

@@jerrym1401 I do, and it's what makes Android bearable, but it's still not quite the same

[@SeanRosairo]

I couldn't. Android felt like such a mess after Windows Phone. I'm on iOS now, and it's fine... just fine. At least apps actually talk to each other and they copied some integration features from Windows Phone. Plus the Nokia Lumia 920 was so ahead of its time

[@yab3146]

The concept is good, but the software is absolutely terrible

[@roccociccone597]

Did you expect it to be good when the company behind it is Microsoft?

[@yab3146]

@@roccociccone597 I'm not sure, you'd think a software company would be good at you know, making software

[@roccociccone597]

@@yab3146 well it's MS... they're pretty much infamous for making bad software... just look at windows 10. Bad UX 5 years after initial release. And you pay money for their software.

[@yab3146]

@@roccociccone597 I honestly find it fine for everyday use, very smooth and it just works, but from what I've seen the surface duo is surprisingly laggy, and just not intuitive to use

[@roccociccone597]

@@yab3146 I've had windows update brick my pc 3 times. So I had to reinstall everything. I guess I'm an unlucky guy then.

[@varunh2o]

The Windows Phone UI was actually brilliant. My dad and sister used one back when it was still competitive. I was actually impressed by it and it was very fast as well. The lack of app support killed it.

[@milesfarber]

Oh hi there. Don't mind me, just waiting for the moment everyone in the comments realizes Windows 10 actually had an amazing app store before Google took down every app that used Google services so that they wouldn't have competition.

[@Trillykins]

Yeah, Google were a bunch of dicks towards the Windows Phones. They actively tried to sabotage it numerous times.

[@ChrisSmithSmooth]

Not to mention regularly updating their web apps to deliberately kill them on windows phone. The absurdity of that and them getting away with it pisses me off to the extreme.

[@SeanRosairo]

It's honestly because of Googles behaviour I feel better moving to iOS after Windows Phone. Tried Android for 3 years but it was so janky, and they really wanted their services to monopolize what you use. At least Apple has the marketshare and enough people who buy for clout that they can actually make Google look bad, instead of people who blamed Microsoft

[@martinowong]

I remember an amazing KZbin third party app that was shut down but...”amazing” store is a bit of a stretch

[@Dukes3677]

Windows is the biggest software company ever. They shouldn't have to rely on Google to make all of their apps. Imo any ways

[@kaffka4753]

"I dont need protection" Thats what everyone said

[@abhijitpanda524]

Underrated Comment 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@MattJDylan]

Your statement works both for soon-to-be parents and corona negationists lol

[@CausticLemons7]

@@MattJDylan "Corona negationists" omg I'm stealing that XD

[@BleachRush]

you're being unnecessary harsh on the device. Flipping the device and double tab shows another app/page because that's the purpose of flipping to the other side, why would you want the SAME app showing up on the other side?

[@aabderrahmane]

3 years later and to this day your comment is still very dumb. he was not harsh that was just a very bad device that was being sold for a fortune

[@TonyJenn]

Actually 3 years later it's a much better device. At launch it was poorly baked at a high price.

[@WahotsW]

I miss my WP everyday. It was way ahead of its time, and iOS and Android still are not caught up to it in some ways. Ugh.

[@gabrielfillon11]

Only if they did it a few years earlier, and worked more on the software...

[@mgord9518]

Pretty sure the Ubuntu phone was leagues ahead of everything else. Everything was gesture based, had direct integration of web apps, monitor docking, customization and more all back in 2012. Nobody cared about it back then yet to this day modern phones adopt the same features and call them new and innovative

[@Mondoblasto0]

You know you work at LMG when you do an unboxing and the first thing you see is your boss's eyes and forehead staring out at you from the packaging.

[@Clackclackpow]

The first windows phone had a a huge screen for the time. A lot of people had it. Then android started making huge screens

[@GarryDeWitt]

Dell venue pro (first wp7 phone according to wikipedia at least) screen: 4.1". Released in Nov 2010. Samsung galaxy s screen: 4", released June 2010. Not really a huge screen for the time given the hottest android phone at the time had a similar sized screen. This is also ignoring that most of the early wp7 devices had screens under 4" and were released the following year

[@GarryDeWitt]

And another example from back when htc actually had market share: htc evo 4g. 4.3" screen and released June 2010.

[@insane6646]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqypqCMd5Jpqc0

[@Pasi123]

There was also HTC HD2 in 2009 with Windows Mobile 6.5 and 4.3" screen. It was one of the last Windows Mobile phones made before Windows Phone 7 was released

[@reenachauriya4931]

Att eo 440 was the first phone with big screen and advertised for its screen it's also considered the first phablet and the note made the concept famous. Htc advantage also had a big 5" screen for its time back in 2007 and also the nokia n810 4.2" before it was bought by microsoft.

[@ElliottParkinson]

I miss the quality of my Lumia, not had a phone come even close since :(. Even all these years later with the latest android device they just feel so far behind. Here's to hoping windows 10x for arm is a thing in future.

[@HazewinDog]

I feel you. It took a long time, but I now have a OnePlus 6 and it finally comes close enough to the L920 (in its time), for me to be happy with a phone again.

[@HazewinDog]

I've had it for 1.5 year now, so hopefully it will last me another 1.5 years, like my L920. It got retired due to a battery failure and no local shops wanting to repair Lumias...

[@emporytechnology1502]

Had lumia 535 and till this day no other phone on the price range ($65) beats its fluidity. Android not even close. Too, app support pretty horrible.

[@persiphoneisadude4547]

@@HazewinDog I got a 6/7T Maclaren and both inherently have a lags when viewing certain web sites. A problem I don’t get on other phones.

[@RadimentriX]

yeah, still use my lumia 1320 as an alarmclock, had to switch at the end of 2019 because they shut down everything :

[@brownshit1]

Video title should be: Old man struggles with new technology.

[@Skullet]

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say "new man struggles with old technology?" Since nothing about this device is really new technology.

[@SimonVaIe]

@@Skullet more like "man struggles with technology" since what he tried didn't even make sense most of the time, he gave the impression of not knowing tech.

[@Skullet]

@@SimonVaIe It's a first impression type video, if anything it just highlights that Microsoft's device is likely to be confusing for the average user.

[@SimonVaIe]

@@Skullet i don't think this was representative of an average user.

[@Skullet]

@@SimonVaIe Do you think the average user would find this thing intuitive after using a single screen Android or iOS device?

[@DaHaiZhu]

This phone has a dysfunctional Multiple Personality Disorder.

[@kylebija]

I'll have you know, Riley, that I LOVED all 3 of my Windows Phones, and I'd still be on Windows Phone if it was a viable option. App support never fully materialized, but the UI design was fantastic and ahead of its time.

[@kylebija]

@Serbian If that's true of older versions of Windows Phone, that sucks. But I've published Windows 10 Phone apps and it didn't cost anything.

[@Trillykins]

I miss my Windows Phone. Super optimised OS even on shit-cheap phones. Loved the UI. I had features that have only recently become kind of normal on Android (and doesn't exist at all on iPhone). And it had a OS-wide dark mode, which Android is still struggling with despite having twice announced in two updates.

[@ark_knight]

Android had 'dark mode' long ago, they just changed everything to white later and now they are coming back. Thats nothing new. What exactly existed in Windows phone that was not a thing in Android? Besides the optimisation of Windows OS, they were pretty much same as every other smartphone.

[@ronaldball9389]

Android dark mode is better than Windows phone. I have a Lumia 950XL still to this day.

[@191.]

WUT? Are you from a different universe?

[@azyrael96]

This looks like a great device, where next years version might even be worth buying. Taller screens/less bezel, bigger battery and better software and I am down. The compatibility with the surface pen is so awesome!

[@troghlem352]

What? who would want the app to switch with screen? Then what's the interest of switching?

[@Vali.N]

I am still in love with my Lumia 800. Even though it can’t really be used now with 0 support

[@phalenx1867]

Im pretty sure the notes app not opening on the second screen when double tapping is on purpose. I think they want you to treat it as two different spaces like playing a game on one screen and then when you get a message, you flip the phone and double tab to open up the messaging app etc.

[@ramdasm.r2204]

8:36 He’s not even trying to discover He flips it and he’s like the app didn’t come with it ? Dude...why’d u flip if u wanna use the same app?😂 That feature is there to use a different app duh

[@falconJB]

Game on one side work on the other.

[@ChrisSmithSmooth]

It would be pretty annoying with the camera app. You would flip the phone to go between taking a regular photo and a selfie, and the app would disappear -_-.

[@falconJB]

@@ChrisSmithSmooth No they showed that the phone app uses either screen that is on.

[@wta1518]

Microsoft Product uses Microsoft Bing Riley: "WHAT"

[@themightywolfie7145]

BING SEARCH ON A GOOGLE DEVICE IS FREAKING TYRANNY.

[@wta1518]

@@themightywolfie7145 It's literally a Microsoft device.

[@gregpeabody8536]

@@wta1518 and Bing is literally malware.

[@wta1518]

@@gregpeabody8536 no, it isn't.

[@falconJB]

@@gregpeabody8536 Someone's been drinking the Google-aid.

[@neoBliZZard7]

Can you do two things at ones? Riley: MAYBE Secretly he tried to use two mouses on Windows for faster productivity and was disappointed that there is only one cursor.

[@craigf6277]

Yeah, I thought that was a bit over the top, Riley. For the most part, it doesn't look like a bad first pass

[@ShiroKage009]

The app not switching when you flip the phone might be great. You can switch "desktops" on the fly.

[@Mickaleb]

I remember back when windows 8 was the most recent my brother rooted his phone and installed windows mobile 8 on it.

[@lewismackay9533]

I had an wanted a windows phone. Amazing phone, better than the iPhone and all Android phones by its hardware and software. The only downside was lack of third party apps, everything that came pre-installed waaaaaay outdid android and ios.

[@JohannesKaihua]

The nicest thing about the old windows phone was, if I remember correctly, the youtube "app" could play in the background without youtube premium

[@ab.rafy17]

myTube! Its still available on windows store

[@davidlegkodukh6969]

KZbinVanced is way better

[@ab.rafy17]

@@davidlegkodukh6969 well yes because its a legit yt app modified

[@C-Handle]

Try brave browser.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

Use any browser other than Chrome and you can do the same on Android. Brave, Edge, Opera, Firefox, they all work. And except Firefox they're Chrome underneath anyway.

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

I think we can all say “Thank you d-brand for being this video’s sponsor!” Edit: and do you know who we have to thank? Our sponsor for today’s video... d-brand!

[@calden74]

I actually liked Windows Mobile, I had an LG Optimus 7 that I absolutely adored and I used the HP X3 for 3 years. In which I still use its Laptop dock for both my Samsung Note 20 Ultra and Nvidia Jetson Xavier DEV Board. Anyway, I just got the DUO through my firm, we bough a few for the sales team. So far I'm really enjoying it. It's multitasking capabilities are awesome. The display is beautiful, it's fast, I've already mastered the keyboard and am typing 40 words a minute while using Word. Citrix works flawless so I can have Windows 10 up on one display and KZbin on the other. Also, yes, you can run two things at once.

[@babybirdhome]

I’ve got to be honest here - I never tried Windows Phone after Windows Mobile 5, but every single person I’ve ever met who owned a Windows Phone really loved it. I’ve never met anyone who used it as their daily driver who didn’t like that OS. It failed more because Microsoft sucked at marketing it and selling it if you ask me. I kind of wish I’d owned one so I could properly compare, but alas, no. I’ve only owned several Androids and several iPhones and several OLD Windows phones and several OLD Nokias when they still ran Symbian. I completely missed out on the Windows Phone OS phones.

[@mrt88music]

I miss Windows phone. I loved Windows mobile, I really liked the interface on my Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 devices. The big issue was the lack of app support. I'm pretty confident that the Gen 2 Surface Phone is going to be my next device

[@kfor247]

What i learned from this? When you try hard enough you can Make any product look bad.

[@or1on89]

Exactly...he's trying to do things not possible even on a desktop operating system and it's willingly dumbing out on a lot of stuff. I honestly don't know what he was expecting...

[@margaretleo3650]

😂💯

[@davidlegkodukh6969]

He didn't have to try at all🥶

[@v3xman]

Riley wasn't trying hard enough so..... 💀

[@irishgiant5150]

Riley's whole on camera personality is being flippant and dismissive. He's pretty much going to churn out negative unboxing experiences unless he's personally hyped about a product.

[@Oscikus]

I did Riley! Had Lumia 820 and when 930 (or Icon in the US) was released I got so hyped I really couldn't sleep day before ❤️

[@horiciOwO]

14:55 I also can't wait for gentoo version

[@GoofieNewfie]

This was painful to watch....and not because of the device

[@khealer]

True! Cringe AF.

[@Ben.N]

I liked it.

[@trevisfletcher2067]

This dudes a DORK sheesh talk about trying too hard smh.

[@rogeh5687]

You’re just salty cause the phone is shit

[@star_man]

The video seemed more about his ego and "look how witty I am" than about the phone.

[@vargasbrothers23]

“Android it says Android on the back this is an Android phone!” -Riley 2020

[@AlexTenThousand]

Linus' excitement there was damn wholesome.

[@rodrigolaysaenz4579]

My first smartphone was a windows 8 phone and it's one of my favorite phones I've ever owned. If it had the support as Android I'd still use one

[@TalesOfWar]

Microsoft really shot themselves in the foot. Multiple times. They keep requiring new hardware each time they updated it which really annoyed a lot of people and by the time they had in place upgrades (only a few got it in any official capacity) dev support had already waned. I had high hopes for Windows Phone. It was something different to iOS and Android (which as we know was made an an iPhone OS clone when it became clear Blackberry wasn't the in thing any more). It just sums up Microsoft so well though. Amazing ideas, a company full of talented brilliant people, but they suck at execution and management have a habit of crippling things that aren't directly related to Windows (on the desktop), Office or Xbox.

[@nothinglessthannumbers]

From someone who owned and loved a ton of Lumia devices, it was the lack of apps, lack of manufacturers, & inconsistent UI as the OS aged that killed Windows Phone. #RIP

[@DarkOracleOfDeath]

The intro is so wrong. People loved Windows Phones, I had one, they were great. It was just Microsoft changing the architecture with every update that made developers not rewrite their apps over and over again. Windows Mobile was great, but then they changed it with Windows Phone 7 which had a good reception, then apps had to be rewritten for 7.5 Mango and I think again for 7.8 Tango, and then definitely for Windows 8, then for Windows 8.1. By the time Windows 10 Mobile came around all the devs were writing Android/iOS apps. Few bothered to write a half-baked app for Windows.

[@noahwhygodwhy]

"we don't have all day, this is SHORT circuit" 15 minute video with rambling lol

[@EpicGamer-no3yj]

They should bite the bullet and call it LTTwo

[@georgf9279]

It doesn't mean the videos are short. I means their preparation is short - shorter than already.

[@noahwhygodwhy]

@@georgf9279 fair point. I guess I'm just frustrated with the less than informative format.

[@nihadasadli2642]

I loved my Windows Phone. The keyboard on that thing, still can't get over it.

[@ab.rafy17]

Damn yeah i remember that keyboard that flow gesture was just great

[@nihadasadli2642]

@@ab.rafy17 typing was super responsive too.

[@KofolaDealer]

@@nihadasadli2642 and accurate

[@MasterGeekMX]

the face of Rilley when he knows that I had two windows phones, with the first being my actual first smartphone.

[@Retromags_Brian]

Same here. I had no interest in smartphones (or cellphones) until I saw Windows Phone.

[@ludovitche]

"Is that dumb or am I being dramatic" Dramatic. Multitasking is having 2 apps open and using only one at a time, easily switching app at any moment, like Windows virtual desktops - clearly you have another definition, and I don't see the use of yours for work. What they did makes sense if you use it for work - if you're consuming entertainment maybe you want to use both hands at the same time... But for entertainment it's the wrong device anyways - you'd want one with no separation in the middle to enjoy a full screen movie or game, no ? Also when folded, if I open a task on one screen and double tap the other screen, I *do* want each screen to keep its state independently of the other ! The way you want it, it would be a gimmick, while the way they implemented it is a functionality (while writing an email you go check a document on the other side). The only part that you should complain about is the freezing... Epic fail. The price though... These Surface thingies are all too expensive for me - but then again, they are Apple-expensive because that's what they aim for... I did have a Nokia Windows phone and it was shit, most fragile phone of this era, not a fan boy, but I also don't think the tests performed here are realistic

[@no-trick-pony]

Yes and no. Your basic definition is correct, but it is not what he (and I) are used to - take window management in Windows 10 for example. It suppports you typing in your keyboard in one window while you scroll with your mouse in another. I used that a lot when running around in a game while scrolling through pages in the browser for example. It's also helpful when coding in one app and scrolling through a tutorial/documentation/StackOverflow/whatever on the other monitor without the IDE losing focus.

[@AM-dc7pv]

My OCD was pinging during the unboxing...I am that kid that opens Christmas presents with care to not rip the wrapping, lol.

[@Xumak525]

Windows phone were great and I still wish I could own one, if it had support for apps. The experience was snappy and smooth and my favorite was its keyboard which i still miss to this day

[@noornisa5640]

You can get Microsoft swiftkey keyboard

[@Xumak525]

@@noornisa5640 i actually use SwiftKey but it isn't the same as the windows phone version

[@ronaldball9389]

@@noornisa5640 keyboard is better on Windows phone. Windows phone keyboard best keyboard on a phone still.

[@reservoir_flow]

Oooh, look at Riley - someone took French immersion in high school 😍😍😍

[@darksam1212]

The update screen is disappointing, why do I need two screens for telling me Im downloading an update? Prime real estate for a mini game

[@CrisCheese_]

Thats just how android works, when your not booted into the OS it displays everything on all displays Edit: ohhh now i see what you mean, wow microsoft really messed up xD

[@bgezal]

Perhaps this issue was fixed in the update? It's be interesting to see if the next update behaves the same.

[@erfanpalatin]

Can't help but find the segment where he touches note while swiping down on the other screen part a bit biased, i wouldn't do the two in the same time frame as my pea size brain can only do one thing at a time, what MS did with that make sense.

[@karolwesoek5350]

But why tapping right screen was turning off keyboard on left?

[@connorjensen9699]

I think the app not switching when you turn the phone over is so that you can have two tasks open and physically switch between. Not that that is really much better than other options, but still its got a valid reason to be.

[@scootndute579]

It was an awful review.

[@parthpro8763]

Excuse me Riley, I have owned 5 windows phone in my life and I still have 2. One is Lumia 1020, that 41MP crazy thing and other is Lumia 640, the most basic one lol.

[@parthpro8763]

@abovescore I still do.

[@SupraBlack-dp4zz]

Hey! I loved my Windows Phones starting from the Cingular 8125 to the HP X3. Had about 12 from beginning to end.

[@zachgamr5475]

"I don't need protection" Has kid. 😎

[@andreaspandega6319]

"Can you do two things at once?" Sudden flashback of Windows 8's ad, EVERYTHING AT ONCE.

[@Nostalgia_Realm]

I had a Windows Phone 😥 It was "fine". The best thing was regular updates to the OS that you could directly install which is still not managed well on Android.

[@benjaminfraeyman]

Dbrand really doesnt want us to see the design :(

[@Dem0-]

“Standard phone packaging type stuff” not for apple 😂

[@Crasstho]

Holy shit that's true, damn apple.

[@Dikshit649]

"No one wanted a windows phone" Me who bought the Lumia 620 as my first smart phone: cries minimalistically at a corner

[@v0rpex955]

Bro how tf u gonna cry minimalistically that shit isn’t even a word

[@CowLuver4444]

I had a windows phone. I had three actually and I loved them. I still miss my windows phones. Google killed it for me when they bought the only app that supported nfc payments, then stopped supporting windows phone. That’s right, I had nfc payments and wireless charging on my phone like fifteen years ago. Those were the days.

[@samevans515]

Back in the day, my friend had a Nokia Lumia 920 it was kinda expensive so I couldn't get one. It was my dream phone and now that I can easily afford one I can't buy it anymore. Windows as a mobile operating system definitely failed to appeal to a large number of people due to the fewer number of apps it supported compared to its competition but as an OS in general it was really good. it had a niche market but the people who used it and didn't mind the lack of app support really loved being a part of the windows operating system.

[@miguelsoeth2730]

3:57 linus looking like your grandma entering your room wanting to see what you are doing on your pc

[@doq]

I see Windows Phone fans uniting in the comments. My brethren.

[@MartinGarcia-ok5hb]

I never had a Windows phone but the Lumias and the HTC's looked really good. I wish Windows phone would've become a legit competitor with Android and Apple.

[@dennan4]

For me this device is amazing, very happy with it and perfect for doing work on the go. I can never go back to using a 16:9 or taller screen on a phone, 4:3 aspect ratio is just so superior and dual screens is a game changer.

[@Officer_Boat]

I’ll admit, I’m an avid Apple product fan/eco-system adopter. Some years ago, I got my wife a windows phone just to get her out of the flip phone market and couldn’t afford a new iPhone for her. Got a Nokia Lumia off Amazon for $80, man, I even loved that phone. IMO, buttery smooth operation, and a pretty intuitive UI. I truly wish we still had a 3rd competitor in the smart phone OS market, Microsoft.

[@TheSocialCamel]

5:56 "I don't need protection" - Riley Murdock

[@TDPEquinox]

Feels like a lot of these issues could be solved by disabling auto rotate.

[@DarkxPunk]

I loved my windows phone with windows 8 and 10

[@Rod760]

Should've tested Nintendo ds emulatulion

[@herzberd]

It works really really well. I have Retroid and DraStick on mine and N64/DS emulation is great.

[@aftertwentea]

0:10 Many people did. Windows phones were Pixels of the early 2010s.

[@henrylester2365]

I loved my Windows phone and I'm so sad they never caught on. I think the smartphone universe would have benefitted from a different interface, like Windows phone, competing with iPhone/Android all these years and pushing innovation. But everyone just jumped on the bandwagon of shitting on it, like Windows Vista, without actually trying it and Microsoft never recovered. Yes I'm salty about it.

[@davidwest2697]

I kinda wanted a windows phone. I loved the simple UI/ aesthetic

[@sullivanavenue7397]

I used my Nokia Lumina for years and I still really really miss it❤️

[@TheBetterGame]

You lied. You said a new video in 10 minutes, and it's only been 7 minutes

[@morris1818]

Well it was still there after 10

[@vargasbrothers23]

those bastards

[@theJesai]

*I. USED. AND. LOVED. WINDOWS. PHONE!* You take that back!

[@chrisjor19]

1:34 - 'The Linus Effect' dropping that stuff u gon review

[@MkurugenziMwenyekiti]

Add the Canadian "eh" for the cherry on top 😂

[@user-xr3rb6pn9m]

"Your phone needs to download an update and restart..." Microsoft, it's not even funny anymore

[@mohammadebrahimi3706]

its like watching an ape use a tool, if he gets anything right I get excited!!!

[@TheSleepyCraftsman]

I wanted and had several windows phones.

[@toastynotes]

That phone is gonna end up at a Goodwill thirty years from now and customers are gonna be like, "hey I remember that meme" lookin at Linus's face

[@Jackofafewtrades]

Windows phone was phenomenal. The UI was shockingly clean, the OS was light so it didn't need expensive hardware or a huge battery. It's the app support that killed it. I had 2 Lumia devices and they were amazing.

[@DeadHawk23]

That's the best 2 screen phone I've seen in a long time

[@kenhew4641]

it is. Obviously this host doesn't really understand tech. typical millenials

[@titaniumwaffle4304]

lg has been doing 2 screens on some of there phones as a case and i have found it super useful on my g8x dual screen

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Agree. Costs $900 less, too. With same chip .g8x $399 unlocked with dual case today. Crazy good deal

[@sullivanavenue7397]

90% of the Community loved & liked Windows Phones😂

[@caodesignworks2407]

Windows Phone was literally the best phone OS at the time. The only downside was the lack of apps/ official apps. It wasn't too much of an issue at first, but when third party versions of apps started being removed, it was harder and harder to stick around.

[@y2kblackout]

4:16 - Lol @ Linus coming while folding the phone!