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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-04-15 | 2020-09-10 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Glacier |
| Metal; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a general score of 78.8, which is just a bit better than Huawei P8 Max's overall score of 72.6. Even though the Microsoft Surface Duo is a little bit heavier than Huawei P8 Max, it's a lot thinner and noticeably newer. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Microsoft Surface Duo has a more recent 10 version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a better hardware performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Huawei P8 Max features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little worse screen density and a way lower 1920 x 1080px resolution.
Microsoft Surface Duo has slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Huawei P8 Max has superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 4360mAh battery size.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Microsoft Surface Duo also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Microsoft Surface Duo is also a lot cheaper, making it a great choice.
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