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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Glacier |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 + 7.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
IPhone XS is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, having an 84.2 score against 78.8. Even though the iPhone XS is older and noticeably thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, it's body is still incredibly lighter. The Apple iPhone XS has a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a really smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPhone XS has a better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPhone XS also has a camera in the back with more MP and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and video. Microsoft Surface Duo has improved battery life than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 35 percent larger battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface Duo, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Microsoft Surface Duo. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPhone XS, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Microsoft Surface Duo, letting go some specs and features.
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