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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2's general score of 85.3. IPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 works with Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 12 body is much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, although it's extremely thicker and was released just 11 months before.
IPhone 12 has a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has a really smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1170 x 2532, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch in the display and more brightness. The iPhone 12 features a faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPhone 12 and the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 count with very similar cameras, and although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs in low-light environments, they both have a 12 mega-pixels camera, the same (4K) video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a much longer battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 4449mAh battery size.
Although Apple iPhone 12 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Surface Duo 2. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Apple iPhone 12, else you can save some money and get the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, resigning a couple specifications.
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