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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green, Prism silver and Prism white | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 408.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Samsung Galaxy S10e is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Duo, with a overall score of 86.3 against 78.8. Samsung Galaxy S10e is an older and a lot thicker device than Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung was able to make it noticeably lighter anyway. The Galaxy S10e has a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot worse 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy S10e and the Microsoft Surface Duo both feature extremely similar processing units, they have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy S10e has a better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy S10e also has a back facing camera with a higher resolution and a lot bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low light situations.
The Galaxy S10e has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S10e also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S10e, because it has a 15% greater battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S10e is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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