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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a general score of 85.3, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's general score of 78.7. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's design is noticeably newer and a lot thinner than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's, but it's also way heavier. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has the older 11 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a lot lower pixels amount per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1892 x 2688 resolution and a really larger screen. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has more RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has faster 60 fps video frame rates and a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better images and video in low-light situations.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2's memory capacity to store more games and applications is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Pro one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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