Surface Duo Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!

Surface Duo: The dual screen Microsoft folding phone.
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[@Oxdim27]

Probably the best phone for using a DS emulator

[@Vi0ar]

EVERYONE says this but emulators arents going to be optimized for that. They are made for normal one screen phones. So unless you plan on making an emulator yourself you are going to get a far worse ds emulator.

[@monke9386]

Hey can someone please tell me what he uses for the phone homescreen and background

[@amoney617]

Do amazons new halo

[@murdock7943]

smol guy on the surface duo?

[@Nichodo]

Other then LG's phones that have the dual Screen case XD

[@JokerTheDank]

The hingeneers. You lost an opportunity there Marques

[@MrFakeHacker]

Indeed he did

[@HariPrasadV]

Again!! This is his second time!

[@anandpal637]

HINGENEERING Consulting Engineering consultant in Edmonton, Canada

[@husaanshabendri4331]

copied

[@bobedibob3084]

wow we had the same idea...

[@joeybillz]

"Why is there a flash" - I basically use the flash as a flashlight on my phone all the time, it'd be real dumb to exclude it imo.

[@SlipknotRevan]

Good point. I don't remember the last time I used flash in a photo (especially with the pixel's night sight), but I use it as a flashlight on a regular basis.

[@raymondlee3574]

Yeah... If it doesn't have a flash... They be like - ohhhh it has no basic utility tool... No flashlight. You can never trust these youtubers. They complain either way.

[@nicholascoulter3760]

Go out and get an actual AAA flashlight to go in your pocket. I paid $20 for mine and it has more than paid for itself. I use it literally every single day. It also has the benefit of being a flashlight that you can point at things instead of a floodlight to just get some light every where.

[@namesashhousewares8337]

Nicholas Coulter lol. i bet you carry a knife in your other pocket 😂

[@nicolasvillanueva3000]

So glad theres a flash! I need SOMETHING to turn on at a Taylor Swift concert!

[@MarioGoatse]

"Props to the hinge engineers" Hingeneers: "Thanks bro."

[@rv555ba]

🤣

[@Victorius]

"Hingeneers" will become an inside joke in Microsoft

[@plshsd]

🤣

[@jasonihegworo1370]

@@Victorius it already was before this

[@darnonato612]

You saw the chance and you took it. I like it.

[@stephen9351]

Microsoft: "We want our device back"

[@frostbiteblackice]

Hahahahha!!!!!

[@RareMade]

Roger Stryker basically this with xCloud on iy

[@TechTyrial]

"Don't you guys have smartphones?"

[@pedroleao_]

@@TechTyrial I got the Blizzard reference hahahaha

[@azmathadams5363]

Surface being surfaced! 😂

[@indymogul]

You know what's not ugly? All that crispy B-Roll. Great vid Marques!

[@Araka80]

You must be watching Joshua Weissman a lot

[@jamesbooth4016]

@@Araka80 BBBBBBB ROOOOOLLLLL

[@thatpulsarguy]

You know why you got 100 likes in less than a hour? Because you've a tick beside your channel name !!!!!

[@testicles_kun9037]

Why ik this😂😂😂

[@ckgraphics8169]

Yup and that saliva smacking sound so crystal clear between sentences! /sarcasm

[@gabrieltrout1725]

Actually, that flash makes sense for one thing: scanning documents and getting even light, as someone using a business phone might want to do. Microsoft even has their own document scanning app and that, along with video conferences, may be all this camera is good for.

[@tomar81]

Flashlight on my phone is the only flashlight I own. Please don't take it away from us. If you remember when you used it last time it's very likely it was kind of emergency situation and you're glad you had that tool in your pocket.

[@KkutD07]

Everything you mentioned as being the only thing the camera would be good for are exactly what Marques said the the camera would be good for.

[@iamvin91]

I think using the camera side screen screen as the light source instead of the flash will give better results because of even distribution of light. Like how they brighten the screen while taking selfies. The other screen will be the viewfinder

[@rager5600]

Marquess in 2019: "Who the heck would want 12GB of RAM on a phone?" Marquess now: "I'd really like this phone to have 12GB of RAM"

[@sidharthana9398]

He really said that?🤣

[@ibnadam5732]

12GB ram is overkill very very

[@MarioGoatse]

IbnAdam 640KB RAM is all you'll ever need.

[@adriandoesstuffandthings]

@@ibnadam5732 for candy crush normies, yes. But for people who run emulation on their devices or high quality games, no.

[@bjently]

@@adriandoesstuffandthings false. 6gb can handle basically everything. maybe 8gb at the max

[@sanjaygs7588]

"when fold will be a feature,that would be the future" -MKBHD

[@sabarishln9338]

you missed the word Sweet Future

[@AxxLAfriku]

Why is Donald Trump pretty and I am not? But why does he only have a wife but I have TWO HOT GIRLFRIENDS who I show off in my masterpiece YT videos? Do you know the answer, dear san

[@DanielRieger]

@@AxxLAfriku That's a very childish way to try to get views

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@AxxLAfriku Are You A BoT

[@firmman4505]

@@AxxLAfriku I'm the guy who will purchase your Instagram and YT account.

[@randomsahil]

Marques: no wireless charging Me: holding my micro usb cable for 30minutes at that magical angle to charge 10%

[@mohammedfayisnm2628]

I know that feel bro 😞😞😞

[@DeathMetaI]

feels

[@bobmiah]

Sahil Jangra i used to have to do that on my 3ds lol

[@harrypotter12r44]

& i knew u r my Indian bro...

[@ewan8528]

Sahil Jangra Damn you need an upgrade homie

[@illenessOne]

I’m calling it now. He’s been using the new iPhone for two weeks now.

[@sunlightdavid]

I heard it's just an event for Ipad and Apple Watch. The next iphone won't be launching on 15 Sep.

[@Termsofseve]

David Ng 2 hour event, no way it’s just ipad and apple watch

[@peteparker6879]

@@sunlightdavid iPhones will be shipped next month, but that won't stop Apple from announcing them next week. Just like with iPhone X and XR.

[@tapank415]

This is just lame now. i'm tired of reading all the time

[@AlejandroDeLaRosa05]

David Ng I’m testing the IPhone 12, it will be announced next week😉

[@fleggle]

This looks dead good for stuff like remote server management - definitely a work focused phone

[@tagrauyoutube]

i use my phone juggling between at least 2 apps constantly so a phone like this looks like its perfect for me. i want one very badly :)

[@tahzibsafwan1028]

Jerry when he realises he cant do a bend test on this: *VISIBLE CONFUSION*

[@jaydeep-p]

Twist test

[@aditjindal]

he can just bend it horizontally

[@kek353]

@@aditjindal *1 second ago*

[@kek353]

Zack*

[@aditjindal]

@@kek353 noice

[@VeerMaharaj]

"Partnered with swiftkey?""" Boi, Microsoft owns Swiftkey.

[@Sivah_Akash]

Ya lol

[@ooi6557]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@ritikmota9276]

lmaooooooo

[@ERMO6627]

He hasn't done research for his vids in years

[@antigravity6]

I work for Swiftkey not Microsoft. My paycheck doesnt have Microsoft s name on it. Boi O Boi.

[@AndersonChan]

This feels like the business phones everyone was trying make during 2005-2015

[@JohnathanRHill]

It doesn't appeal to business customers, because it doesn't have a keyboard...

[@samuellinares2001]

Yea and the new razor phone that he recently reviewed too

[@LittleWhole]

@@JohnathanRHill Nice iPhone 2G reference haha

[@mdgraller]

Feels like the G1, which I had, which was horrible lol

[@write2nick]

@@JohnathanRHill Large keyboard area is just as good as physical keyboard. Physical keyboard is good but not that great for fast typer.

[@hoofhearted4]

I’m hyped for Gen 2 and 3 of this. I love the concept. Also I laughed because he showed the pictures and I thought they all looked fine. Lol

[@TriVoxel]

Same. They looked really good actually and audio on them wasn’t that bad either. I think some reviewers get so caught up on specs and industry trends that they forget that a 2 cm bezel doesn’t ruin people’s days and neither does having a camera that doesn’t look as good as the new RED 8K cameras. For me, I use my camera for taking pictures of my work schedules and the occasional 1-off picture of something neat. Just don’t understand why reviewers don’t realize we don’t care about some of those things.

[@hoofhearted4]

@@TriVoxel I couldnt care less about the camera. The argument for some of it though is the cost. But for Gen 1 you're paying for the R&D. Couple Gens down the road the price will either come down or the specs will come up. Preferably both.

[@AT-xw4vm]

Thank you, lol. I saw the photos and was like: "Um... they're perfectly fine... The car looks fine... the dog looks cute af... what is the problem?"

[@tobisegun-lean2593]

I feel like his own camera quality (like the one he used for shooting this video) made the camera of the duo look better

[@ea3414]

@@TriVoxel yeah. It pisses me off when reviewers forget the target audience the device is aimed for and what they want to achieve with it.

[@hikaruyoroi]

"Microsoft partnered with Swiftkey" - 6:53 Microsoft *owns* Swiftkey

[@matteoclementi]

Yeah Sean already said that (he got 700+ likes).

[@xXDXDXDDDXXXXDxDXDxdXDdDXDXDXD]

@@matteoclementi ye but he doesnt have content thus hes not trying to get traffic to him so he probably didnt see it. the problem are those who have content and literallt just copy paste comments/memes to get thier name out there

[@matteoclementi]

@@xXDXDXDDDXXXXDxDXDxdXDdDXDXDXD yeah but as for now he get 193 like for copying a comment.

[@zakaryan2004]

@@matteoclementi you don't "copy" facts. Anyone could watch the video and write that comment without reading any other comment.

[@matteoclementi]

@@zakaryan2004 whatever.

[@Lmpy]

me: "That's a good looking camera!" MKBHD: "The camera is trash" me:: "The camera is trash."

[@OneKnifeYeHand]

I think the overall quality is good, but at this price point, it could've been better.

[@MintdowsOnYT]

I've seen worse cameras elsewhere. *Cough cough 3MP cough cough*

[@lowqualityvideos8091]

Marques is pretty spoiled with picture quality, he uses cameras that you would see at a movie studio, so of course the cameras would be garbage compared to the cameras he uses.

[@siddharth2796]

@@lowqualityvideos8091 1400 $ phone

[@RubenGoMoRadioboyPlus]

@@OneKnifeYeHand For the price point you get thing on the Duo that no other device have.

[@trin_ity_]

"props to the hinge engineers" the hingineers, if you will

[@devourtheirsouls]

Dude you made my day

[@bradley9856]

ah yes, copy the top comment from the last video...

[@wilduwu5987]

I love these Dad jokes 😂

[@mrmax86]

Came here to post this. Wasn't disappointed.

[@adityabaradwaj1628]

Starts review : "Don't buy this" Lol , I don't have food money bro, chill

[@seanleith5312]

The only ugly part is Android. There is nothing good about the OS, if you can call an OS.

[@farhankhan2482]

@@seanleith5312 lmaoo.. Android is the best..

[@TheRealEncy]

@@farhankhan2482 I Wish This Was Using Window Mobile OS.

[@farhankhan2482]

@@TheRealEncy it's good too.. But the lack of apps would hurt wouldnt it?

[@TheRealEncy]

@@farhankhan2482 if I Don't Get That Nostalgic Feel, Don't Expect Me To Buy It Unless I Really Need To.

[@Wishyahaddisswag]

"The hinge engineers." I think you meant "the hingineers." You're welcome.

[@lancelindlelee7256]

Get out

[@trade21]

Google how do I delete someone else’s comment

[@athxrva6692]

@@trade21 hey google ? lol

[@yassine1273]

Hhhhh so funny shut up

[@beactivebehappy9894]

You can show yourself the exit!

[@Agent4054]

"Microsoft partnered with SwiftKey" Erm... SwiftKey is a Microsoft product.

[@techlov3r]

This is what I thought.

[@MTheConqueror]

You guys dont understand these things hmm? Just becouse it now belongs to Microsoft, doesnt mean they ARE Microsoft. Its a standalone company! Thats why they still need the partnering to work together etc.

[@Rocksteady72a]

@@MTheConqueror That's like saying Amazon has partnered with Audible to bring it to kindle. Like, technically true but also expected.

[@loukas10760]

SwiftKey was a different entity... Microsoft just bought them in 2016 so they could have a keyboard app

[@MTheConqueror]

@@Rocksteady72a Well of course thats the reason why Microsoft choose Swiftkey, no question but still they partnered on that topic.

[@unstungbee]

Microsoft: Owns SwiftKey Microsoft: "Hey we're gonna partner with SwiftKey for the keyboard!" Everyone else: hmmmmmm something feels off here

[@vedanshgarg4552]

Scrolled too much to see a comment on this

[@unstungbee]

Vedansh Garg yea I didn’t see anyone point that out and I was like this is too obvious not to point out

[@Danafalll]

Lmao

[@m.pixelated]

Okay it wasn't just me, I was confused

[@donutello_]

@Μαλακας Κουραδακιας google keyboard is much more responsive imo

[@DiLLZGFX]

This is basically targeted for professionals, very optimised for meetings/ work settings

[@edmund8411]

Marques: the camera is trash me: photos looks amazing marques: !!!!!! me: sobs quietly with my cheap camera phone

[@calilomaster]

I also do not understand anything about cameras, do not feel alone

[@lao8n]

Camera looked good to me too

[@edmund8411]

@@calilomaster I dont now that you've said so

[@hollymolly518]

it's good enough for most use, but it's trash compare to normal 1000$ smart phone...

[@NickBouwhuis]

there is no shame in having a cheap phone. you buy what you want, need and can afford. marques just shows us the latest tech

[@fernando92111]

"partnered with SwiftKey" they own swiftkey lol

[@ManjieTee]

More like they acquired switfkey

[@williaamlarsson]

@@ManjieTee Aquiring still means that they own them

[@dylangarcia9468]

@@ManjieTee acquired = own

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

pressured swiftkey with bales of money in order to squash competition, innovation, and corporatize the world into a giant borg-blob. i think thats what you mean.

[@donlikejohn]

I'm pretty sure he meant he was talking about google partnering with swiftkey, not Microsoft - since google develops android.

[@devanduraipragash6106]

Marques : the speakers *Plays a song* Me : mmm, acceptable Marques : they are absolute trash

[@princesa_lina]

the speakers are always good when you're done but when it's noisy you can then decide whether it's good or not

[@devanduraipragash6106]

@@princesa_lina ok

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

Same with screens: how do they look outside on a sunny day

[@sternkrieger1950]

He probably listens to $5,000 headphones and speakers all day, ruining his perceptions of decent sound for the average consumer.

[@princesa_lina]

@@blackmanwhitesuit true

[@jeryhenuhili9263]

3:53 That "pop" when it's closed is fascinatingly satisfying.

[@ethanelliott1832]

“I can kill it in a day” Me with my 6s that has a hour of battery life: 😔👍

[@Garrettdx1988]

Just replace the battery

[@aaaratrik]

Mine too :')

[@someoneyouneverknow7529]

iPhone has awful battery life, move on from it

[@wayneberry3453]

An*

[@cityheron7106]

Someone You Never Know ?????? no

[@HaikuOezu]

“Partnered” with SwiftKey? Doesn’t Microsoft own them now? Great video as usual! 👍

[@RetroManHarv]

Yeah and have for a while

[@ulvschmidt7174]

@@ukpkmkk_2 just like sunrise calendar then

[@prafuitu]

@@ukpkmkk_2 You're confused, bro... Swype and SwiftKey are completely different products, developed by different companies. Swype was developed by Swype Inc. and purchased by Nuance Communications, who later stopped its development. SwiftKey was developed by TouchType and purchased by Microsoft.

[@ukpkmkk_2]

@@prafuitu you're absolutely right.. My bad for not checking my info.

[@PresJef]

Lol immediately went to the comments section to see if anyone else noticed upon hearing that phrase 😅

[@moleBRUV]

Marques: "Not enough room for a good speaker" Bezels: "Imma head out..."

[@syedmuhammadsameer8299]

He was talking how thicc it was

[@Soulxlight]

As someone said it's the thickness. You need room for resonance to have a good speaker and this is too thin to get that. That's why it has no bass and sound tinny. You can have all the y axis you want but without some z you'll sound tinny all day.

[@maverick2678]

@@Soulxlight yeah but physically larger on the width/length will sure sound better, it isn't about the bass or tinny the overall volume is low, watch Jerryrigeverything videos best smartphone speaker are not that big

[@sachin_yt]

hahahah

[@BigDogTwenny9niny2]

11:59 "wh..why is there a flash?" Idk because people do things at night sometimes?

[@WHITEPERSUAS1ON]

Marques says “Hinge engineers” I think “Hingeneers”

[@TheNightquaker]

Hingeneers.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

WHITEPERSUAS1ON I THOUGHT THAT TOO!!!!!!!!

[@WHITEPERSUAS1ON]

Nightquaker yes! That’s it! Thanks, I updated it lol

[@chihiroogino7464]

I somehow read that as Hygeine Engineer and I can't unhear it

[@khy_1777]

Get out. 😂

[@ajiteshreddy7]

"Meh!" Loved that 😂

[@AnalyticalMenace]

I mean, he's not wrong.

[@darkurious]

Thanks, Marques. After watching your review, I'm convinced MSFT didn't make this phone for the usual consumer. This is focused on enterprise customers. The camera is adequate for video calls and document scanning. The speakers are good for video calls. The two screens are for true work multitasking. Microsoft 365 is optimized and the price is high enough for businesses. We weren't meant to buy this to play Xbox Game Pass...only.

[@ferwallace1903]

It looks amazing. I think it's good when u really need multi-tasking on large screens on the go

[@VictoriaWilder95]

You say ‘why is there even a flash’ but I can bet my bottom dollar that if there wasn’t a flash you’d be saying it was a setback for the device.

[@utsavlal9175]

True

[@DantevanGemert]

Does anybody take photos at night even? Night time smartphone photos always look bad, and the flash makes things look even worse. The only purpose of the flash is using it as a flashlight. EDIT: LG even disabled using the flash when taking photos in auto mode

[@demonlime4713]

@@DantevanGemert you gotta keep in mind this isn't a phone, it's more like a tablet with 2 screen and tell me how many tablets have good cameras (except for iPads maybe)

[@edriv3722]

LordLemon ipads have the worst cameras. Only the most recent model of the Pro have a good camera and I can't say much since I haven't tested yet.

[@demonlime4713]

@@edriv3722 I wanted to say better than other tablets, no camera on a tab is good

[@AreaofInterestTV]

Like the way he say "Meh" 🔥🔥

[@GeneralBiggs]

The "Meh" 😂😂😂

[@Anoopleo17]

hear Rajinikant say Meh in Enthiran the Robot 😬

[@speakez12]

that hit me to. lol it put it all in perspective

[@adityasanthosh702]

@@Anoopleo17 I get the reference haha

[@arfr]

Mkbhd : it Sticks out a bit Surface: *disappears completely in pocket

[@bd604]

i think that was a metaphorical, when compared to other devices

[@Kablash]

Yeah, like "sticking out of the crowd".

[@bobedibob3084]

he meant how well u see it through the pants like u see there something ther so the thickness not that its too tall and sticks out of the top

[@eastlondonhustler]

@@bobedibob3084 Your comment contradicts this 02:09

[@letsplaypro5563]

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but the hole on your pocket is pretty big..

[@dylanchadderton1]

Marques: "Do not buy" Me: TAKE MY MONEY!!!!

[@_MadTitan_]

4:07 never seen mkbhd appreciating a feature like this before

[@ranelphilip1049]

0:18 that how you know it’s MKBHD

[@labossgamer36tv38]

Mkbhd back at it again with the I've been using this phone for the past 2 weeks

[@deepanshusoni3988]

I will say it's 9:40 that's how you know its MKBHD

[@jeremysoojk]

Surface Duo Review: *I'm looking forward to the next one*

[@nirooprbhat]

That has been the review for all the foldables so far..

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

Marques: "so for me, it sticks out a little in the front pocket." Me: *laughs in female*

[@midloran]

Woah

[@Conta_Completamente_Inativa]

buy a male pocket

[@TheRealEncy]

@@Conta_Completamente_Inativa I Manage To Put Entire Tablet In My Pocket Without Falling Out.

[@marteenyo]

abduct a male and steal his pocket

[@TheRealEncy]

@@marteenyo 2000iq

[@Matteo77777]

LG has been doing this sort of thing for a while now...and they kept the headphone jack. LG is so underrated.

[@adamszigeti8542]

Yeah, I'm looking forward for their Lg Wing

[@deltaforce5000]

Until they start pushing updates for last years TVs - fuck em

[@OneKnifeYeHand]

Same goes for the ZTE Axon M. But LG's update history is trash (and so is ZTE's).

[@aaronstone6183]

It ain't a smartphone if it doesn't have a headphone jack. period.

[@MarcenariaMagnus]

I don't know why but everyone is looking at this wrong. It's not a phone, you're not supposed to have it in your pocket at all times. Go to their website and they call it a "mobile productivity device".

[@Sasuke0404]

isnt that what every smartphone allready is? i do calls like a "phone" for not even 1% of the time i use my smartphone

[@MarcenariaMagnus]

@@Sasuke0404 What I mean is that the surface duo isn't a device meant to be carried around all the time in your pocket to use social media or play games.

[@Pepello84]

I agree! I can definitely see how it would help me with my studies, like taking notes during lectures, since I can also write on it with the surface pen. And it's definitely not a camera device: it just needs to be serviceable for scanning documents and for video conference. This device is and answer to a very specific question and I think most people look at it with the wrong mindset.

[@indianboy0453]

I personally have no interest in buying it. BUT, I do personally like the idea and concept. Samsung is trying to make a smartphone foldable. Microsoft is trying to make a "tablet" more compact. Ultimately, if I were constantly checking emails, watching conferences and needing to take notes, etc, I would go with a tablet, but this gives you the portability aspect and it makes it more favorable. Therefore, there is a place for it in the market and its strengths far outweigh its shortcomings. The problem with people looking at this is that they are looking at it as if it was meant to be a phone, when clearly its not.

[@ryank7889]

Great point. I think a lot of people are missing that this is new market segment, not comparable to "flagship smartphones"

[@PremKhunt]

You can play games on one screen and attend live classes on the other screen 😁

[@Beez-go-buzz]

online class bunk squad where you at Yo🤘

[@aaronstone6183]

You can do that on your laptop as well. why buy a foldable phones for that.

[@siddharth2796]

@@aaronstone6183 ya

[@siddharth2796]

@@Beez-go-buzz fail hoga

[@brainrest1137]

@@aaronstone6183 but it is still pretty funny speciallg cause the video is about that device😀

[@loganconnmusic7314]

This would be great for businesses. The are tons of times I’m on a conference call and sending emails. Which I can do but then I lose any sight of a presentation if there is one.

[@thirtyfiveframes5815]

"Garbaggio" You know, I'm something of an italian myself

[@girikrishnan5532]

I thought that was some spell from harry potter😂😂😂

[@jackdimmock]

MKBHD: "First dual screen pocketable device" Nintendo DS: "Am I nothing to you?"

[@DJ_Darkstar]

He should have said "phone"... But that would actually be the Kyocera Duo.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@DJ_Darkstar Kyosera Duo

[@rogerpedrosa1854]

😂 true

[@marikayela]

ZTE released a dual-screen phone back in the day too.

[@kingzach74]

Kyocera Dual, Axon M, LG G8X/LG V50s 5G, LG V60 5G, LG V50, LG V40 LG Env series(many many phones), LG Velvet, and so so so muta many more phone by LG and others I haven't mentioned. Why does Marques constantly forget about videos he has done on LG with multiple displays?

[@bisharabdi6488]

I canceled my order after watching this video . Thanks for saving me $1500. I love the fact that MKBHD has great relationship and good connection with Microsoft and yet he's telling the truth regardless of what Microsoft will say.

[@leonfrancis3418]

I wish he had the honesty he has for Microsoft and Samsung for Apple as well.

[@bisharabdi6488]

@@leonfrancis3418 MKBHD is someone you can trust. Of course, everyone likes something but he clearly states if he likes something personally.

[@ListensToStuff]

Yeah, my company is going through it's annual pick a new phone time. I had this as my first choice, but will choose another Samsung I guess they're always alright. A lot of the stuff that bothered MKBHD would have no bearing on me at all. Poor camera, don't care...supposedly my S10+ had a great camera that I've probably used less than 50 times in the year. Bad battery though? That's why I left iPhone and why this will be staying on the shelf for me. It's not my money, but I still have to use it for a year and battery life is always the big winner for me.

[@Limitbreak09]

Wait for Flossy's real review

[@EnglishwithMrSam]

Leon Francis He is not bias dude.

[@zurko2000]

Just bought one for 699. You nailed it in your Review, still loving it!

[@taniaahmed83]

Pl do share abt battery

[@fordmavericksosx3569]

They’re on sale now for around $425.

[@beanmasterz]

Im sorry for your loss

[@niklasbauer7282]

This is actually my favorite take on dual screen/folding phones.

[@Dr.Octogon]

Yea, same here. Love the productivity potential here.

[@AlmightyBeing]

7:16 swiftkey literally have a keyboard layout called "thumbs" where it splits the keyboard in half for each thumb, originally used for larger phones in landscape mode

[@JunkfoodJunction]

"Even though the videos were garbaggio quality" MKBHD Thursday, September 10, 2020

[@demivideos8887]

garbeige -Calebcity

[@Jamie_GTCS]

"The bezels are bigger than I would want them to be" don't people still use iPhone 6's?

[@DimkaLSRO]

13 years of iPhone existence and you still can’t get that Apple is a company that can have drawbacks that other companies can not afford just because of the ecosystem and huge market share that no one even comes close by. 13 fucking years were provided for your own personal research and education and you still try to mock Apple by bringing up a six year old device. Just wow.

[@elitegamer1954]

Bruh even iPad 8 have so much bezel

[@heinrichvancoller9695]

Elite Gamer but ipad pro don’t and it’s about the same proce like this

[@elitegamer1954]

@@heinrichvancoller9695 then that's cool

[@bryanmiller476]

@@elitegamer1954 but it’s only $329 This duo starts at $1400, should be better, but it’s not

[@kwakuafari1889]

The Windows phones use to be my favorite. Then I started loving the pixels. Happy to see Microsoft making phones again. I might get the next Surface Duo

[@eiffelpex]

That TMobile Wing was a god of phones

[@g9170]

My quest for a Windows Phone lover quenched here today.

[@ChrisD__]

"The camera is garbage" Me: "wait, what these photos look fine." *Edit:* This is making people mad so I'll add more Me: "Ohhhhh, my phone camera is garbage."

[@ChrisD__]

@Rubedo Alaberti They look photos that the Moto G4 takes.

[@dukeboy87]

Said the same thing.. However, put that up against a high quality camera and you'll probably see the difference...

[@ChrisD__]

@@dukeboy87 Yeah, plus it's in a video so that doesn't help.

[@user-ky9ou5dz9q]

This is a horrible review. He's been making terribly out of touch videos lately. No one's going to notice the difference in camera quality. Not 99.9 percent of people. We do not need better cameras for phone than we had 3 years ago. No one needs that shit, no one's going to notice without a side by side. Same with his mornic complaint about the specs. There's no noticeable difference in performance. You cannot tell the difference. There's nothing, zero, a phone does with the increasingly insane specs in flag ship phones. Nothing. You will see no practical difference in performance between this, and a note 20 ultra. None.

[@daniellumowa1558]

you clearly don't know anything

[@Frostbain]

"This is gonna be a don't buy..." *Glances nervously at delivery notification* "For most people" "Oh thank God"

[@insanitylol]

Frostbain your pfp is Minecraft?

[@Frostbain]

@@insanitylol Sorry - didn't get the notification. It's AudioSurf.

[@Jer_Schmidt]

I like the dual screen sooo much better than the folding screen. I can’t see a future for a soft flexible screen like the Fold has

[@matthewstandridge225]

The dual screen is kind of trash though having to span apps across a fat bezel is horrible

[@werewookiee]

I agree. The folding screens keep having issues and they're flimsy. I've been avoiding those. The dual screen is perfect for me. The downsides are things I can live with, or things that can be fixed with software updates

[@Jer_Schmidt]

Mickey Bennet Same for me, except the camera. Put a flagship-quality triple-camera setup on the Duo and I’m very interested. Unfortunately that probably won’t happen while maintaining that sweet thinness...

[@werewookiee]

@@Jer_Schmidt Yeah, the camera would be difficult. I'm not someone who takes many (if any) pictures so that part doesn't bug me. The software issues are bugging me but I feel like that'll be fixed in the update to Android 11 (which this should have had day 1)

[@Harune_dot_exe0]

Maybe making it like a 7 inch tablet size then folding it in half. Lessen the bezels on the side so it would look seamless? Kinda wishing for phone accessories that would give you a second screen. Something universal. Since I don't own the LG one and kinda still with Nokia.

[@ajaykiran6]

The only phone that I still wanna buy even after hearing that not everyone should buy it.......but after hearing all the good stuff

[@arekpetrosian4965]

Same here. I listened to the bad stuff, and for most of it, I was thinking, "Okay, I don't care about that...don't care about that, either...okay...take my money."

[@ajaykiran6]

Arek Petrosian yeah same😂

[@acesrealm8447]

@SKEKMAL every one already knew it was not gonna match the specs and camera and all of that but like the galaxy fold 1st gen it is also a revolutionary design and mind you they launched it for 2000 dollars so microsoft has nicely placed it price wise. this device is so thin like it is one tictac thin 😂 so I think if we support them now in their next version they would totally rank that up😎

[@ponderingypanda]

@SKEKMAL it's revolutionary it can't be perfect specs

[@micro7vista]

I feel like everyone's review of this will be the same. "If you're the productivity guy, you'll love it! If you're anyone else... You're probably not going to like it." I'm the productivity guy so I'm really excited for the Duo but I see why lots of folks would be not into it.

[@gothamtyler]

Just get a note....

[@4evrwise]

Evidently you wasn't paying attention. The software hiccups? This thing cost $1400 and there is no way I would pay $1400 for this. I already had looked at the specs and seen it wasn't worth $1400. The thing is this is being sold as a phone. Example, there are people who have tablets whether Android or an IPad and those people are not really that concerned with how the pics look because they have an Android or IPhone with a good camera and uses it for photos anyways. But this is a phone and if the camera is garbage what's the use. Like I said if it was just a tablet then maybe but the software hiccups is still a no for me. Also it doesn't have enough ram for the multitasking. Samsung puts 12gb ram in their flagships and you don't hear people talking about their phones lagging any more.

[@stephen1r2]

@@gothamtyler This is for people who think the note is too small, but don't want to carry a tablet all the time.

[@evertonc1448]

"Microsoft partnered with Swiftkey" By literally buying them years ago. Microsoft owns Swiftkey, so I don't know if that's really a partnership xD

[@emxfad8519]

Swiftkey still has separate workers, just because Microsoft owns them doesn’t mean Swiftkey IS Microsoft.

[@comradeakaov408]

That is StepMotherhood

[@sebastiandewolfe7849]

We all replied at the same time lol

[@iwev1852]

@@emxfad8519 Just means they had to work with Microsoft whether they like it or not

[@insanitylol]

Emx Fad I don’t understand your point, but I think Everton is right

[@micheleliat1508]

Thanks!

[@ubohoessien6839]

"the speaker is absolute thrash" 😂😂😂 Yo I swear Marques put on his boxing gloves for this one

[@arielabraham6683]

This whole dual screen phone craze reminds me a lot of the DS back in 04

[@MrKooderna]

And the DS is still Nintendo best selling device of all time.

[@arielabraham6683]

MrKooderna cause its awesome, I have 4

[@NeoRichardBlake]

This really would make a great DS emulator device. 😜

[@overnrevo]

"All the optimization in the world ain't going to save this" Is it just me that thought the pictures weren't that bad? The dog, the car, the pool looked fine IMO... I guess not high res enough to make a poster, but was expecting worst

[@umangarya]

At 10:56 which car is that?

[@AnotherComputer]

@@umangarya Porsche Taycan

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Yeah, agreed! They looked crispy enough. Just the colors and contrast were kinda' dull but that could be fixed with any photo editing software. I thought the pool video looked good too! They way he was talking about it, I thought it'd be like a webcam or something.

[@civ20]

You're looking at it on small screens, put it up on a high res 27" screen and you will see.

[@overnrevo]

@@civ20 i was watching on a 40" but my resolution and i guess my eyes aren't the best. As i said yes probably not high res quality pics but he made it sound worse. Especially considering most people won't look at photos on screen bigger then laptops or make posters out of their pics.

[@shuntao3475]

Just found you, this was Video 3. Let me say this, Absolute Professional so far. Your reviews are honest, thought out and based on good data.

[@eleanoralrabea6938]

„Garbagio quality“ 😂😂😂😂😂 I am adding that to my dictionary! Awesome video!

[@elijah5176]

Video uploaded 30seconds ago and someone already disliked it??? They didn’t even watch

[@krishchaudhry2222]

man0z man I haven’t seen this much of a salty ass in a long time

[@PatrickP0078]

Dislike bots are a thing.

[@hyperioxd7209]

You know, thats people.

[@Rylet]

Eee Mon how about a phone that’s compatible with Apple Pen...

[@jakob1755]

Even haters have notifications on🤣🤣🤣.

[@TechDove]

My inbox literally just exploded like an American gender reveal party

[@plumcakey]

Lol

[@Tazman55x]

Under rated comment

[@nachikahn4923]

wow

[@gabe2092]

Thats lit!

[@drownedsnail7803]

What’s that thing to the right to your name?

[@muhammad.2]

*"When the fold is a feature, That's a sweet future"* -Marques brownlee 2020

[@sooramk9569]

"Two way bent hinge" Jerry : Which way do I bend

[@tinchairs6384]

along the horizontal

[@sooramk9569]

@@tinchairs6384 that's tough it's like bending two separate devices

[@AyAy008]

Zack, his name is Zack.

[@ZeDarkLord]

C-E-N-T-R-E

[@aameraulakh5230]

*sad Zack noises*

[@MarkSpurrell]

8:20 Guess we're seeing a Lucid Air auto focus episode or impressions video coming soon? 😏

[@Ak-wz5wi]

Hi mark

[@MarkSpurrell]

@@Ak-wz5wi Hello!

[@Ak-wz5wi]

@@MarkSpurrell when is your review on surface duo

[@karan2642]

Still waiting for Taycan autofocus episode

[@lucasrhan]

Yup. Saw that too.

[@cressothegrey4354]

"It's the first dual screen phone" LG: *cries in LG power on jingle*

[@ddanbeatz186]

That's a case

[@larocc1]

DDan Beatz yes it is but also at an affordable price well worth it and unrated gotta admit that.

[@ddanbeatz186]

@@larocc1 oh I admit it I own one I couldn't pass up two screens for $500

[@ooi6557]

This comment and the one both have 48 likes

[@edwinbonsrah2818]

"...for Microsoft"

[@TellurdogIsayhi]

Would love to see microsoft make a non folding surface phone. Nice high end flagship with surface pen support, and a “microsoft themed” android skin, or stock android.

[@anarous4252]

"you can watch a video on one screen while taking notes on the other" *KZbin Premium users:* NOooOoOO you can't do that you have to pay for it!! *Microsoft Duo users:* haha free youtube background player go brrr...

[@Paranoida]

Not exactly the same thing. It's just split screen multitasking. I've been able to multitask KZbin for like 8 odd years now since the S3.

[@anarous4252]

@@Paranoida I know.. it's just a joke

[@Paranoida]

@@anarous4252 No shit, I was saying the joke doesn't work.

[@anarous4252]

@@Paranoida it's just a joke. It's not supposed to have a whole solid algebra formula behind it to make it work.

[@gunesh6694]

Hey we can use split screen , the feature is also in my redmi note 5 pro 😅😁

[@raghuu_13]

When he said “either way” at 8:55 I thought the video’s gonna end and about to close....

[@ryderschuch3405]

‘Sup guys, MKBHD here... Never gets old

[@500subswithvideoschallenge7]

Indeed.

[@arashhn8678]

11:08 the sound of the two sides hitting each other was satisfying af

[@Ouzzel]

I want a kindle like this.

[@stephanieoppon-kuntu1080]

I want a nook like this

[@osmanceylan]

I was thinking the same thing

[@CaedenV]

I think what makes these folding devices work is when you have a display on the outside cover and can use it like a 'normal' device, but still open it up to use it as a larger or dual-screen device when you need to. For calls and quick-look tasks like checking notifications, or hitting pause on a podcast you need something on the outside that gives at least basic functionality. But if you plan to use it for more than 2 seconds, open that puppy up and enjoy using it.

[@MGBHD]

So that ZENFONE 7 review is coming soon. That was like a trailer.

[@cliftonoquinn1865]

All bad points are NOT deal breakers for me. From the stance of a business user, cameras and speakers are not selling points. We tend to use earbuds for conference calls. In between calls, earbuds continue to be used for multimedia listening. Same with the camera. Not a huge selling point for me on any phone. It annoys me that so much time is spent on cameras when reviewing a phone. I think this will be more inline with what Blackberry did - the target audience is the business user. Hopefully, I can find a financially logical way of ditching my iPhone 11pro so I can scoop this bad boy up. I LOVE YOUR HONEST REVIEWS

[@FN-1969]

I agree. Most of this video was actually positive with some subjective points. But not really deal breakers if camera and speaker are not top priorities for you. As you mentioned about the speakers. I use my AirPod pros all the time now. Even with a flagship iPhone and iPad. Why? Because of privacy and easier to hear details vs cranking up the volume. Even my teenage sons use headphones 99% of the time. As for it being a first gen product I totally agree with his video as it’s a start to a great idea and even he mentioned how productive one can be with it in its current state. And that’s without the current updates it has now. I don’t own a Duo yet. As I’m waiting for my trade to be available but am really considering it. Also to note. Microsoft is releasing updates for the Duo. So hopefully the software bugs will be addressed. I’m following it on Duos Reddit to keep up to date.

[@The7thStep]

If I could describe that phone in one word it would be “interesting.”

[@Sharky165]

The7thStep My word would be “Failure” 🤣

[@CSLFiero]

When did tech people stay using old lady sleights

[@bryanturnbow8189]

I’d love to get a Nintendo DS with that kind of quality hardware.

[@dolebiscuit]

My OG DS still works and the battery is very healthy somehow. It's insane. It remained on standby for over a year.

[@nnotof3218]

As long as you're willing to pay 2 buckaroos for it

[@bryanturnbow8189]

NnotOF 2 buckaroos? In this economy?

[@midknight_flight2902]

6:15 I hate to say it but I’m just waiting for the day when he drops the phone down the stairs

[@samlung2724]

He probably already did

[@kundan.swansi]

I too thought at 6:15 what if some day he might rolls one down casually haha

[@djking3829]

That "meh" is gonna make a hell of a meme- 5:54

[@djackio]

Sad to hear it has issues. I love the form factor. I would love to have it in my bag, read books on it. Use it more as a tablet. App pairs sounds so sweet.

[@louiza5781]

It’s my 15 minute break, and I’m here spending it with mkbhd 👌🏻

[@jvigel2101]

LOL SAME

[@laurakarp245]

I know that this is uncommon in review videos but I would love to see how it fits in women’s pockets as opposed to men’s. I see it sticks out a little in your pocket which makes me think it won’t find in mine at all. If a phone can’t fit at all within my pocket that would certainly impact my decision to buy it. Knowing I would have to bring a bag even in a run or just to go quickly in a store would make a difference. If you can, please try to include this in future reviews. Women are 50 percent of the population and we love cool new tech too! I love your videos! :)

[@imasalipis4057]

Women's pockets are like 1/3 of the size of men's. No way it's gonna fit :D

[@ANKET47]

Women are more likely to carry purses as compared to men. So there's your problem solved

[@d3struct0r]

Maybe check out iJustine's review if you're interested for this phone, she covered how it fit in her pockets.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Check out iJustine's review of the Duo.

[@adityachaudhary6782]

iJustine has you covered

[@therawtraveller9593]

Marques Brownlee always comes up with both negatives and positives, but man, just for this one time, don't. Cuz this device is AWESOOOOOOME! Just look at the multitask capabilities of this thing

[@camspotr9012]

7:48 AirPower confirmed? Marques scrolls over the Gmail App which shows an email with subject "AirPower" and text preview "Hopefully firmware update was easy? ... "

[@stellatecar7634]

Camspotr oof good eye

[@ThunderBird0510]

Damn

[@dinostudios6579]

Wow nice catch.

[@kylegingerich3533]

*Everything Apple Pro enters the comments*

[@dreamdesk7258]

It looks like it said something launching?

[@kusty91]

Genius move by MSFT. More of a tablet use honestly. I would run Teams while browsing docs. Also would be dope if there was an usbC port for external use

[@gge92]

Been meaning to ask, do you hold the phones on the staircase to increase our anxiety? 😰🤣

[@ryzky1776]

Finally, i can watch minecraft tutorial and playing it at the same time😂

[@gormauslander]

dang, I didnt even think of that

[@sinan5619]

4:06 when your crush asks you how is her cooking

[@BrianRumao29]

0:52 The windows in the background resembling the Microsoft logo. This guy is a video making genius. The things you doing even notice but please your mind. Stay awesome King! 😍

[@GOURI508]

Relax. It's coincidence

[@dreammfyre]

5:15 MKBHDs office is a museum now.

[@HarmonicaVasquez]

You spoke very fairly about it being a first gen device. Can’t wait to hear your review of the newly announced Surface Duo 2