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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a score of 85.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy M20's score of 78.9. These phones have Android OS, but the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has 11 version while Galaxy M20 has Android 10 version, offering lots of additional features. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 body is extremely newer and a lot thinner, but also noticeably heavier than Galaxy M20.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features just a little better performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has more RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1892 x 2688 and a really larger display.
Galaxy M20 features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M20 has a bit superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4449mAh.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a superior camera than Galaxy M20, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video.
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