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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo, getting a 79.5 score against 78.8. Although the Galaxy S7 is noticeably older and notably thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo, it's body is still a lot lighter. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a bit lower 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also counts with a back facing camera with more MP and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 3577mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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