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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is better than Huawei nova 2, with an 85.3 score against 74.2. These phones come with Android operating system, but Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has older 11 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's design is extremely newer and somewhat thinner, but heavier than Huawei nova 2.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has a higher amount of RAM. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a way larger screen and a way better 1892 x 2688 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 captures better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has a way higher video quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light images and video. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a little bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a much better battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 4449mAh battery capacity against 2950mAh.
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