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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-04-15 | 2021-09-20 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Metal; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 2 is better than the Huawei P8 Max, getting a score of 85.3 against 72.6. Although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is heavier than Huawei P8 Max, it's somewhat thinner and a lot newer. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has newer 11 version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a quite better processing power than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a bit more pixels per inch of display, a much better 1892 x 2688px resolution and a bigger display.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a lot better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a 4449mAh battery size instead of 4360mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is also a bargain compared to others.
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