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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Glacier |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's general score of 78.8. Galaxy S9 is a way older and notably thicker phone than the Microsoft Surface Duo, but Samsung managed to build it lighter anyway. The Microsoft Surface Duo features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy S9 has a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 1440 x 2960 resolution, it also counts with a greater pixel amount in each inch of display. Galaxy S9 features a greater memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 400 GB.
Microsoft Surface Duo has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3577mAh battery size. The Galaxy S9 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, and although they both have the same 60 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy S9 also has a much larger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations and a better 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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