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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Microsoft |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-06-06 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Gray and White | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Moto Z4 is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, with a score of 79.8 against 78.8. The Motorola Moto Z4 design is lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it is way thicker and was released around a year before. Both phones in this review include the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should offer the same OS features.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has a just a little lower pixel count in each inch of screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1800 x 2700 pixels and a bigger display. Microsoft Surface Duo has just a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto Z4, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Motorola Moto Z4 takes greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, the Motorola Moto Z4 also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Moto Z4 counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Moto Z4 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Moto Z4 features just a bit better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
The Motorola Moto Z4 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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