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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 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Glacier |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | $ 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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 Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 28 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
The Galaxy S6 edge+ is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo, with a score of 79.3 against 78.8. The Galaxy S6 edge+ is a way older and thicker phone than Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung made it noticeably lighter anyway. These devices work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 edge+ has 5.1 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and a larger aperture for better low light images and videos.
The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has more internal memory capacity. Microsoft Surface Duo features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 19% more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S6 edge+ is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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