Noreve took the design decision to allow the charging animation and 'edge' time display to be seen when cased, meaning that they didn't encase the left edge of the closed phone. Yes, it's thicker, but the phone is also protected to a decent degree, which is what you'd expect:įrom the left edge, however, things are different, and this is where things start to go a little pear-shaped.
MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 COVER PLUS
Viewing the cased ('covered') Duo 2 from the right hand edge shows the extra thickness involved, plus the cutouts for the volume and power buttons (of which more below). The same look is on the back, with the leather neatly counteracting the camera island in terms of thickness: Note the thickness difference between the main body halves of the case and the thinner section around the phone's hinge: Once on, the cover can be closed, exactly like a book, with the stitched leather on display and protecting the relatively fragile Duo 2. The cover slides onto each half of the Duo 2 easily enough, with raised 'clips' at the top and bottom of each half to make sure the cover doesn't fall off, as it were: Many of these colour choices can be combined with different leather finishes too - the cases are hand-made, so often are crafted 100% to order, though this obviously means a multi-week delay, so you'd have to factor this in. Looking on the Noreve web site, here's a fuller range of colours to pick from: If the latter then this case isn't for you.Īrriving in a posh red box and luxury red carry bag (both of which are more for presentation when you give a Noreve product as a present), I was sent the Athracite grained leather option (mainly because it was in stock and didn't need to be ordered and hand made specially), but see below for some rather more striking colours: So the question to then ask yourself is whether you use the Duo 2 solely in tent/dual screened/spanned (etc) modes or whether you also want to fold it back on itself and use it as a single-screened, traditional smartphone. Now, leather and metal (as here) will be far more protective, but there's that bigger compromise, in that the Duo 2 won't be able to fold back on itself at all. I have several sets of skins on order and will report back.
That's just physics.Īn easy compromise is to forego leather or other materials that sit 'around' the Duo 2 and opt for protective 'skins', in addition to the official Microsoft Bumpers. However you arrange the materials and dimensions, the case will always get in the way. I should preface this review by saying that putting an in-situ case on a phone with two screens that folds almost completely back on itself in daily single-screen use is essentially impossible. * (after the usual 15% off from the Noreve front page promo code) In summary, beautifully made (though perhaps go for a different colour?) but there are some design and usability issues that you need to be aware of.
MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 COVER FOR ANDROID
Continuing our Surface Duo 2 coverage - a possible next step for Microsoft-loving Lumia enthusiasts and also a refreshing 'something different' for Android fans - we have a £82* leather case from premium accessory maker Noreve.
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