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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Glacier |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo has an overall score of 78.8, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 3i's score of 73.7. Although Microsoft Surface Duo is way heavier than Huawei nova 3i, it's incredibly thinner and also newer. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Microsoft Surface Duo has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has just a bit better looking display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a just a bit worse display density, it also counts with a bigger display and a higher resolution of 1800 x 2700px. The Huawei nova 3i has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Microsoft Surface Duo has a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3i captures a bit better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for shooting images and video in low light environments and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Huawei nova 3i also counts with a back facing camera with a much better 16 megapixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with just a little better battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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