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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Glacier |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A41 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, getting an 81.7 score against 78.8. Even though the Galaxy A41 and Microsoft Surface Duo were released only a few months apart, Galaxy A41's design is way lighter but also extremely thicker. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A41 has newer 11 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10, providing the user some nice extra features and enhanced performance.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a little better performance than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM. The Microsoft Surface Duo and Samsung Galaxy A41 count with quite similar displays, because although the Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a much bigger screen and a higher 1800 x 2700 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A41 has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A41 also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A41 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A41, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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