Clover Station Duo 2

The Clover Station Duo 2 is a two-screen countertop point of sale. Staff work on a 14-inch tilting display while the customer has their own 8-inch terminal facing them, so payment, tipping, contact capture and loyalty sign-up all happen on the customer's side of the counter rather than by turning a screen around. Both screens use chemically strengthened glass with an anti-fingerprint coating.

It is built for fixed service points with steady throughput: cafes and quick-service restaurants where tipping and order confirmation happen at the till, retail counters that need a customer-facing screen for transparency, and any business collecting email or phone details for a rewards scheme. The dual 5MP cameras support 1D and 2D barcode scanning, which covers barcoded checkout and stock work without a separate scanner.

Connectivity runs over Ethernet or Wi-Fi with 4G LTE as fallback, so card payments continue through a fixed-line outage. The hub provides four USB ports and two cash drawer ports, and the system includes a receipt printer. Payment acceptance covers magnetic stripe, EMV chip and NFC contactless including mobile wallets, with EBT supported.

Two points to settle during setup rather than assume from the hardware: which Clover software plan the system runs, since that determines the available apps and reporting; and whether a cash drawer, additional printer or scanner is needed for your counter layout, as those are separate items. Clover hardware requires a merchant processing agreement.

If you are comparing quotes, check which generation is being offered. The earlier Station Duo has a 7-inch customer display and shipped on an older Android release; the Duo 2 described here has the 8-inch customer screen.