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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-10 | 2016-03-11 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Glacier | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy S7 is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a general score of 79.5 against 78.8. The Galaxy S7 is a noticeably older and a lot thicker cellphone than Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung was able to make it much lighter anyway. The Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has more processing cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit worse 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, it also counts with a greater screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S7 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also counts with a larger aperture for better low-light captures and video and a back-facing camera with a higher 12 megapixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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