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| - | [* black] Unfolded, this "not a phone" is wicked thin—measuring in at ***4.9 mm***. For comparison, the famously [https://www.ifixit.com/News/8309/iphone-6-plus-gray-flicker-touch-death|so-thin-it-bends] iPhone 6 Plus was 7.1 mm. |
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| - | [* icon_note] While it is a non-phone, the Duo features a removable SIM like [guide|133648|other Surface devices]—no [guide|127703|trap doors here|stepid=248430], though. |
| - | [* black] Even folded, the Duo beats Samsung's [guide|122600|original Fold] by 7 mm (9.8 mm thick vs the Fold's 17 mm)—ludicrously thin, but still [https://www.ifixit.com/News/35543/how-pocketable-is-the-motorola-razr|less pocketable] than the Moto Razr. |
| - | [* black] The hardware honeymoon ends pretty abruptly as we try to use the dysfunctional software. Crashes, flashing screens, and flickers galore—we sure hope these issues are fixable with an update. |
| + | [* black] It's uber thin! And pretty nice to hold, if not to pocket. Here's how it stacks up to the also-not-very-pocketable Galaxy Fold (v1.1). |
| + | [* icon_note] For a deeper dive into the pocketability paradigm, check out our [https://www.ifixit.com/News/35543/how-pocketable-is-the-motorola-razr|pocket test] on the Moto Razr we did earlier this year. |
| + | [* black] Too bad it's so riddled with glitches it's almost unusable. |
| + | [* black] Crashes, flashing screens, and flickers galore. From what we can tell these are all software issues, so hopefully it's fixable with an update. |
| + | [* black] It's "not a phone" but it has a SIM tray! |
| + | [* black] On the bright side, the hinge feels great! We'll find out what engineering tricks Microsoft folded in here later in the teardown. |