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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2019-12-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a global score of 87.1, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo 2's score of 85.3. These phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro has the older 10 version while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has Android 11. Even though Huawei Mate 30 Pro is older and notably thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, it's construction is still lighter.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count in each screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a higher resolution of 1892 x 2688. Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a processing unit that's just as good as the processing unit in Huawei Mate 30 Pro, both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a much higher 40 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro both feature really similar batteries, although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just 4449mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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