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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 78.8 score against 75.8. Microsoft Surface Duo's construction is much newer and much thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, although it is also extremely heavier. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a way higher resolution of 1800 x 2700, a way bigger display and a quite higher number of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also counts with a lot higher 16 MP resolution camera and a larger aperture for better photography in poorly lited situations.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has a 1% greater battery capacity.
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