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Despite Surface Neo delays, Microsoft Surface Duo still on track for 2020 launch
July 30, 2025
Earlier this week, Microsofthinted stronglythat its Windows-powered Surface Neo foldable tablet had been indefinitely delayed. But what about its other foldable Surface product, the Android-poweredSurface Duo?Android Authorityhas learned that the Surface Duo release date timeframe is the same as previously announced, with a launch still scheduled for sometime in 2020.
This information comes toAndroid Authorityfrom a source with knowledge of Microsoft’s plans. The same source adds that a more specific Surface Duo release date time frame will be revealed at a later date.
Microsoft first announced the Surface Duo, along with the now in limbo Surface Neo, at a press event back in October 2019. While the device certainly has the size of a smartphone when folded, Microsoft doesn’t label it as a phone. The product, which was laterspotted being used in the wild in February 2020, will have two displays that are separated by a foldable hinge. You should be able to use one app on one screen, and another app on the second display and some apps could be expanded to spread across both displays.
Microsoft has not revealed much of the specific hardware specs for the Surface Duo. The device used at the press event had aQualcomm Snapdragon 855processor inside and ran onAndroid 9 Pie, We would hope that the final version would at least useAndroid 10, if not the upcomingAndroid 11. A price for the device has not been revealed either.
The same source also confirmed toAndroid Authoritythat the development of the previously announced Windows-based Surface Neo tablet has indeed been paused. Microsoft hinted that the product was on the backburnerearlier this week in a blog post. Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay wrote that the company will now “look for the right moment” to release dual-screen devices thatran on Windows 10X, which was previously designed specifically for those kinds of products. Windows 10X is still in development, but will now be used first on new cloud-based single screen products.
Microsoft took a risk by revealing both the Surface Neo and the Surface Duo a year ahead of their tentative release dates. With the Neo tablet now mothballed, it will be up to the Surface Duo to see if it can cause a stir in Microsoft’s overall Surface hardware plans. The companyjust announced a refreshof some of its older Surface products, including the Surface Book 3 2-in-1 notebook and the Surface Go 2 tablet.
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