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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-09-10 | 2024-03-11 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Glacier | -- |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3577mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A35 5G has a score of 79.4, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 global score. Even though the Galaxy A35 5G is a lot thicker than the Microsoft Surface Duo, it's lighter and also incredibly newer. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A35 5G has a newer 14 version and Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, a quite smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features as much memory for applications and games as the Microsoft Surface Duo, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A35 5G has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger camera aperture for better photography and video in low light situations.
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