Captain America: Brave New World Has a Surprising Cameo: A Microsoft Surface Duo
Published on: 2025-07-16 01:55:00
I saw Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World and was all-in on Harrison Ford's Red Hulk – including the monster's chest hair. I'll save my thoughts on how good the film was, or how tedious, for later. But there was one moment that made me chuckle and then made me think – and this doesn't spoil anything.
Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, at one point pulls out his phone to show another character some information (see, no spoils). Captain America's choice of phone? A Microsoft Surface Duo.
At first I thought this was an odd choice. Sam seems to have all the superhero tech he could want, aside from a super serum which is in part what makes him so wonderful as Captain America. He's got Wakanda-ified wings, cool flight googles, Redwing and… a Surface Duo phone. Three of the four of these make perfect sense for Captain America.
Nothing like a little motion blur: here's Sam holding his Microsoft Surface Duo. Screenshot by Patrick Holland/CNET
As a phone reviewer for CNET, Sam's Sur
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