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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Glacier |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has an overall score of 79.3, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 overall score. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has 5.1 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a incredibly older and notably thicker cellphone than the Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung was able to make it incredibly lighter anyway.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px, it also counts with more pixels per display inch.
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note 5 shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a way better resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 19% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Note 5 is also a lot cheaper, making this phone an obvious call.
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