Microsoft Surface Duo Is Now Available: Three Things You Need to Know

Microsoft’s Surface Duo is now officially available, as the Redmond-based software giant has started shipping the device to customers who pre-ordered it since the August announcement. Surface Duo is Microsoft’s very first Android device, and it marks the company’s return to the mobile hardware market, albeit it’s a completely different beast as compared to what the software giant has previously launched as part of the Windows Phone ecosystem. And since Surface Duo is finally up for grabs, here are the three most important things that you need to know. Android 10 out of the box Google has recently announced Android 11 for its Pixel series of phones and a bunch of other mobile devices from various brands, but the Surface Duo will come with Android 10 out of the box. What this means is that Microsoft will actually ship the update to Android 11 at some point in the coming months, but an ETA isn’t available just yet. The custom Android experience is...