Microsoft reportedly canceled plans to make a third-generation Surface Duo foldable smartphone, but a newly revealed patent may offer a glimpse of what the phone could have looked like.
Microsoft tried to launch an Android-based smartphone with its Surface Duo series of foldable devices. The first Surface Duo launched in 2019 and is now no longer officially supported. The second Surface Duo 2 launched in 2021.
Both of these phones were designed to offer two separate screens, connected by a hinge, rather than one screen that folds, which is what other phone makers like Samsung, Motorola, and others offer for their foldable phones. However, neither of the Surface Duo phones was a sales success, and Microsoft reportedly canceled plans for a Surface Duo 3.
Instead, unconfirmed reports claimed Microsoft was going to release an Android phone with a more traditional foldable screen.
