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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Glacier |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is a little bit better than Huawei P9, having a 78.8 score against 72.9. Microsoft Surface Duo's construction is newer and much thinner, but incredibly heavier than the Huawei P9. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P9 and Microsoft Surface Duo feature really similar displays, because although the Microsoft Surface Duo has a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1800 x 2700px and a lot larger screen. The Huawei P9 takes clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the Huawei P9 also counts with a camera with a better 12 mega pixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with longer battery life than Huawei P9, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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