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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-03 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Blue | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo is slightly better than Nokia 9 PureView, with a 78.8 score against 76.4. The Microsoft Surface Duo construction is newer and way thinner than Nokia 9 PureView's, although it's also notably heavier. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a processing unit that is just as good as the Nokia 9 PureView one, both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Nokia 9 PureView has just a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel density. Microsoft Surface Duo's storage for applications and games is very similar to Nokia 9 PureView's one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has just a little better battery lifetime than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity against 3320mAh. Nokia 9 PureView shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Nokia 9 PureView also counts with a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a back facing camera with a better 12 megapixels resolution.
Microsoft Surface Duo is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making it an easy decision.
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