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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-10 | 2018-10-26 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Glacier | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 has a score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo's overall score of 78.8. Huawei Mate 20 is an older and way thicker phone than the Microsoft Surface Duo, but Huawei managed to make it extremely lighter anyway. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10, so it offers a lot of extra features and optimized performance.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a lot lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per display inch and a bit smaller screen. Huawei Mate 20 and Microsoft Surface Duo both feature quite similar storage capacity for apps and games, both have equal internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with a better 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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