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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has an overall score of 85.3, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s score of 85.2. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's design is noticeably newer and way thinner, but way heavier than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a quite greater pixel count in each screen inch, a way bigger display and a way better resolution of 1892 x 2688px. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a F1.7 camera aperture and the same video quality, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better 24 megapixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 17% greater battery capacity.
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