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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Glacier |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 a bit better than Lumia 950's 74.1 general score. Although the Microsoft Surface Duo is a lot heavier than Lumia 950, it's notably thinner and extremely newer. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with Android 10 OS, while Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a little worse 2560 x 1440 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher display density. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a superior CPU than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Lumia 950 shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Lumia 950 also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a way better 20 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a bigger memory to install games and applications than Lumia 950, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo features better battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Although Microsoft Surface Duo is a better device, it costs a lot more than Lumia 950, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Lumia 950. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy Lumia 950, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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