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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-24 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 13 Pro Max has an overall score of 93.2, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo 2's general score of 85.3. IPhone 13 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 comes with Android 11 OS. Although the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 were released with only a couple of months difference, the iPhone 13 Pro Max body is somewhat lighter but also incredibly thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
IPhone 13 Pro Max has a screen that is just as good as the display in Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although the iPhone 13 Pro Max has a little smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1284 x 2778px, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as Microsoft Surface Duo 2's one, both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max features a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a camera that's just as good as the camera in Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video, they both have a 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, the same 60 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a little better battery performance than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone 13 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface Duo 2. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 13 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, resigning a couple specs and features.
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