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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Pro 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 global score. Even though Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G and the Microsoft Surface Duo were released only 9 months apart, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G design is thicker but notably lighter. These devices use the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should offer identical OS features.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a processor that's just as good as the processor in Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, and although the Microsoft Surface Duo has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Microsoft Surface Duo has a screen that's very similar to Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's screen, because although the Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit worse count of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger display and a higher resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a very superior storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 26 percent bigger battery size. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations and a back camera with much more MP.
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