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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G has an overall score of 87.4, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2's 85.3 score. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has Android 11 version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, but it's incredibly thicker and was released about 23 months before.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a little greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a bigger display and a much better 1892 x 2688px resolution. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Huawei Mate 30 5G one, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2's CPU is just as good as the processing unit in Huawei Mate 30 5G, both have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G takes better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a back facing camera with much more MP.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a bit superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 6% larger battery size.
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