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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is better than the Huawei Mate 8, with an 85.3 score against 77.4. Even though the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is a lot heavier than Huawei Mate 8, it's much thinner and newer. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little better performance than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has 4 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a much better display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bit better count of pixels in each inch in the display, a really bigger display and a way better resolution of 1892 x 2688px. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a lot less MP camera, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a larger aperture to take better low light images. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 4449mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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