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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a general score of 85.3 against 75.8. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's body is extremely newer and extremely thinner, but incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has 5 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit better pixel quantity per display inch, a way larger screen and a lot higher 1892 x 2688px resolution. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a greater memory for applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with much less MP, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 24% more battery capacity.
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