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Kimberly Gedeon

The Google Pixel Fold reminds me of the Microsoft Surface Duo — 3 reasons why that's a bad thing

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Google officially announced the existence of the long-rumored Pixel Fold, and after spotting its teaser video on Twitter, I noticed that it looked awfully familiar. After a second or two, a few dreadful flashbacks hit me. The Pixel Fold looks like the — dun, dun, dun — Microsoft Surface Duo!

If you take a look at my reviews for the Microsoft Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2, I was quite critical of the Redmond-based tech giant's foldable device. Don't get me wrong; the Surface Duo has its positives as an app-juggling, innovative gadget. After all, it's known as the world's thinnest foldable, which means that Microsoft came up with some brilliant engineering concepts to pack in crucial components (e.g., the internal cables are as thin as a hair strand).

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