![]() Let me be clear upfront: no matter the added and enhanced capabilities that the Surface Duo’s dual-screen approach affords, IMHO it wasn’t worth the original $1499 price tag. Brand new units direct from Microsoft are now selling for $699 (128GB) and $749 (256GB), presumably to clear out inventory in favor of the Surface Duo 2 successor: While that might seem like a chunk of change at first glance, keep in mind that the original MSRP for this particular model in September 2020 (first shipment date, with preorders beginning one month earlier it had actually been publicly previewed nearly a year earlier) was $1499, with the 128GB variant $100 cheaper at $1399. Mine’s a 256GB carrier-unlocked open box unit, in like-new condition, that I’d bought from BuyDig on Christmas Eve (happy holidays to me!) for $420. While that remains the long-term plan, at least for Verizon, my AT&T path has already taken at least a temporary diversion to something I’d mentioned a month earlier (and also alluded to two months ago), a first-generation (“OG,” for original generation, to the Reddit crowd) Microsoft Surface Duo: ![]() ![]() A couple of months ago, when I mentioned that my beloved Google Pixel 3a smartphones were nearing the end of their three-year support cycle, I indicated that I’d be transitioning both of my cellular accounts (AT&T for personal use, Verizon for work) to Pixel 4a (5G) smartphone successors. ![]()
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