New Microsoft Surface Duo leak paints a polarizing picture

[Redaktion]

The Microsoft Surface Duo is on the way and months after Microsoft's teaser, technical specifications of the foldable phone have now been revealed. Notable talking points include the choice of a last-gen SoC and a disappointing battery unit.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Microsoft-Surface-Duo-leak-paints-a-polarizing-picture.465697.0.html

[H]

What  a weird statement to end the article on:

Battery capacity is where things get funky, as the Surface Duo is said to feature a puny 3460 mAh battery. We're...not sure why Microsoft would do that, as that's a small battery for two 5.6-inch displays.

Really.. you have no idea why they would do that? You think the designers just sit down and pick any battery size they want to? "Let's go with 7000mAh guys, people love bigger batteries"

I'm sure they're trying to fit as much as they can in the device considering the other requirements and that's what they got to with this iteration. This is called engineering.

[Ricci Rox]

What  a weird statement to end the article on:

Battery capacity is where things get funky, as the Surface Duo is said to feature a puny 3460 mAh battery. We're...not sure why Microsoft would do that, as that's a small battery for two 5.6-inch displays.

Really.. you have no idea why they would do that? You think the designers just sit down and pick any battery size they want to? "Let's go with 7000mAh guys, people love bigger batteries"

I'm sure they're trying to fit as much as they can in the device considering the other requirements and that's what they got to with this iteration. This is called engineering.

Then it should've been designed to accommodate a bigger battery. Hardly rocket science.

Pretty terrible logic for justifying the battery size on any phone.

[H]

If you think it's not rocket science and it's just a matter of deciding that the battery should be bigger, than you don't understand design and are not fit to write articles about tech.

Design is about choosing what compromises to make about conflicting requirements. Battery size, case thickness, weight, space for electronics, hinge design/space, thermals, battery life, etc.

[Ricci Rox]

If you think it's not rocket science and it's just a matter of deciding that the battery should be bigger, than you don't understand design and are not fit to write articles about tech.

Design is about choosing what compromises to make about conflicting requirements. Battery size, case thickness, weight, space for electronics, hinge design/space, thermals, battery life, etc.

Keyword: Compromises.

Battery capacity should be a priority.

[H]

You have literally ZERO understanding of the compromises for this device. You haven't seen it. You haven't touched.  You haven't used it. You don't know its battery life. Yet you've created an entire article questioning the battery size being 10% smaller than an average phone.

This is what I call complete filler material.

[Ricci Rox]

You have literally ZERO understanding of the compromises for this device. You haven't seen it. You haven't touched.  You haven't used it. You don't know its battery life. Yet you've created an entire article questioning the battery size being 10% smaller than an average phone.

This is what I call complete filler material.

No, I've created an article with a single line questioning why a phone with two 5.6-inch displays has a miniscule 3460mah battery. If that isn't valid criticism, then I don't know what is.

Sounds to me like you've never used a dual screen phone.

Have a splendid day.