Surface Duo ‘for AT&T’ leaks into official renders

Microsoft’s Android Foldable is rumored to be on sale this month and starting shipping. Official lookouts today have leaked and revealed the final hardware design of the Surface Duo

Compared to the early units that Microsoft shared last October, there was the big difference in these returns Evan Blass (@evleaks) is recording a flash in the top right corner of the open Surface Duo. It’s identical to the real shots shared by several Microsoft employees over the last few weeks.

The sequence of images shows the Duo closed and then open at different angles. On the left HomeCreen, we see the Google Search widget to the top followed by a clock with date and weather. The dock shows Microsoft Edge, OneNote and Outlook.

The dock on the opposite side is home to Google’s Phone and Messages app, as well as Camera. While it looks like Google Camera on the Pixel, the icon has ever been so slightly adjusted, to the purple lens. Homescreen apps include a folder dedicated to Microsoft, while other first-party ones are also present.

The required folder “Google” is present, with Play Store and YouTube directly on the home screen. Spotify is the only third-party app, while there is a shortcut to launch both Edge and OneNote at the same time as allowed by the dual-screen configuration. It will probably be possible for end-users to create such workflows.

Blass notes that this is a jump from “Microsoft Surface Duo for AT&T.” That could be the carrier that Microsoft offers the Surface Duo and the origins. Otherwise there is no carrier branding in images of today.

Nice previous specs suggest that the foldable – with its dual-5.6-inch screens – are powered by a Snapdragon 855 with 6GB of RAM. Three storage configurations (64GB, 128GB and 256GB) are rumored, while there is a single 11MP camera that serves as the front and back. The battery should be rated at 3,460mAh with USB-C charging.

Update 8/11: More press images leaked with display of the contents of the box (via @samsungbloat). In addition to a USB-C to USB-C cable and charger, a white case with bump – probably for grip – appears included in the packaging. We also see photos of the Surface Slim Pen compared to an open Duo. There is also an image of Surface Buds in a new, non-silver “Glacier” color.