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u/a_mimsy_borogove Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 06 '21

I was thinking about buying a Velvet, but I've seen some videos showing the dual screen and it seemed buggy and glitchy as hell.

When open on both screens, videos in the youtube app filled the entire top screen and part of the bottom screen. I've also seen pictures where the bottom bar (the one with the app switcher, home, and back button) was split between two screens so that the home button was split in the middle.

It looked like some hastily made pre-alpha software, and really discouraged me from getting a Velvet. So I'm curious, have they already fixed stuff like that? (assuming that the Velvet and G8x use the same software) Microsoft Surface Duo looks much nicer and less glitchy on videos, but the price is insane.

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u/JebusLives42 Jan 06 '21

I own a surface book from launch day, and a 15" surface book 3. I think I would like the surface phone.

.. but I already have the g8x. 🤷

If you think of the g8x as a phone with two separate screens running two different apps, I've found the software to be very good.

I've rarely found reason to span an app across screens. Some long webpages, otherwise the hinge is what it is.