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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Blue | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Huawei Mate X is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, with a score of 89.4 against 85.3. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS, but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has Android 11 version. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, Huawei Mate X's construction is older, a lot thicker and just a bit heavier than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a little worse resolution of 1892 x 2688 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger display. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate X counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 384 GB more internal memory capacity. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a battery performance that's just as good as the Huawei Mate X one, although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just 4449mAh of battery size instead of 4500mAh.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a much less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a larger aperture.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Microsoft Surface Duo 2. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, letting go a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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