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| Global Score | |
| 58 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 4.1, 2.3.7, 2.3 | Android 11 |
| 2011-03-21 | 2021-09-20 |
| 4.88 x 2.48 x 0.44 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 4.60 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| -- | Glacier and Obsidian |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 550.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 7.47 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is much better than Google Nexus S 4G, with an 85.3 score against 58. These phones include Android operating system, but Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has newer 11 version and Google Nexus S 4G has Android 4.1, so it provides some extra features. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 design is much newer and noticeably thinner than the Google Nexus S 4G's, but it is a lot heavier.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a much better hardware performance than Google Nexus S 4G, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a sharper display than Google Nexus S 4G, because it has a lot better display pixel density, a really bigger display and a much better 1892 x 2688 resolution.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Google Nexus S 4G, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low light captures, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a much better 12 megapixels resolution. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus S 4G, because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a really longer battery life than Google Nexus S 4G, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity against 1500mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is also cheaper than the Google Nexus S 4G.
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