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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Black and Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 general score of 85.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy M30's 82.4 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has 11 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is a notably newer and notably thinner phone than the Galaxy M30, but it's also way heavier.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a bit better screen than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger screen, a little more pixels per display inch and a way higher 1892 x 2688px resolution. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and a lot better video resolution. Galaxy M30 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features just a little bit longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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