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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is much better than Huawei Mate 8, with an 85.3 score against 77.4. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 design is way newer and noticeably thinner, but also extremely heavier than Huawei Mate 8. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better processing unit than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a better looking display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit more pixels per display inch, a really larger display and a lot better resolution of 1892 x 2688. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a much less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low light situations.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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