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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2020-09-10 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| -- | Glacier |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, getting a score of 78.8 against 73.8. The Microsoft Surface Duo is a newer and a lot thinner device than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, although it's a lot heavier. Both devices in this comparison review include the same Android 10 OS.
Microsoft Surface Duo has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has more RAM. Microsoft Surface Duo has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a much higher resolution of 1800 x 2700px, a much larger display and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Xcover 4S counts with a slightly better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy Xcover 4S also counts with a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a back facing camera with a much higher 16 megapixels resolution.
Microsoft Surface Duo features just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Microsoft Surface Duo counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a 28 percent greater battery capacity.
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