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Global Score
87.478.8
Basic Information
SamsungMicrosoft
Android 5.0Android 10
2015-04-112020-09-10
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches
4.87 ounces8.82 ounces
Black, Blue, Gold and WhiteGlacier
Aluminium and GlassGlass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 252.00$ 540.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches8.1 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)2700 x 1800 pixels
Super AMOLEDAMOLED
576 pixels per inch401 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.2
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM6 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 640 GPU
10.089.63
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
10.110.1
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP11.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/2.00 aperture
28.00mm focal length--
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor--
3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution
10.018.91
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
2550mAh Battery3577mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.52
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
NFC--
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy S6 is much better than Microsoft Surface Duo, getting an 87.4 score against 78.8. These devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy S6 has older 5.0 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version. Galaxy S6's construction is lighter than the Microsoft Surface Duo, but it's notably thicker and was released 6 years before.

Samsung Galaxy S6 features a way better display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a little lower 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better screen pixels density. The Microsoft Surface Duo's memory capacity to install games and applications is very similar to Galaxy S6's one, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics processor. The Galaxy S6 captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy S6 also counts with a bigger aperture to take better captures and video in low light situations and a way more mega pixels camera.

The Microsoft Surface Duo features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S6, because it has a 40 percent greater battery capacity.

Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.




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