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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-10 | 2018-03-16 |
| 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.82 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Glacier | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1800 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 11.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's general score of 78.8. Although the Galaxy S9 is much older and noticeably thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo, it's construction is still a lot lighter. Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S9 features a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, it also counts with a better screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a way bigger camera aperture and a higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy S9 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 400 GB. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with greater battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest.
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