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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Glacier |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M20 has a score of 78.9, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's overall score of 78.8. The Galaxy M20 is an older and noticeably thicker cellphone than Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung managed to build it a lot lighter anyway. Both phones in our current comparison come with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should provide you all the same operating system features.
Microsoft Surface Duo has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit better screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a little worse pixels number in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger screen and a better 1800 x 2700 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M20 features a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also counts with a camera in the back with a better resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low light images and video.
The Galaxy M20 has more storage capacity for apps and games than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M20 has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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