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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Glacier |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 | -- |
| 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 Microsoft Surface Duo has a score of 78.8, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's overall score of 73.4. Microsoft Surface Duo's construction is extremely newer and incredibly thinner, but way heavier than the Huawei Mate 9. Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit better processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has 2 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a bit higher pixels amount per inch of screen, a lot larger screen and a much higher 1800 x 2700 resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 has a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Microsoft Surface Duo captures better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture. The Huawei Mate 9 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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