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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black | Glacier |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, getting an 82.7 score against 78.8. Although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older and way thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo, it's design is still lighter. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has 8.0 Oreo version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit lower 1440 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has lower video frame rates and a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also counts with a camera with more mega-pixels.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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