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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 85.3 score against 75.8. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's construction is way newer and much thinner, but way heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has more RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a lot bigger screen and a way higher 1892 x 2688 resolution. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much less MP camera in the back, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
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