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| Global Score | |
| 87.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-27 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black | Glacier |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4520mAh Battery | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.4 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco F3 has a general score of 87.3, which is better than Microsoft Surface Duo's global score of 78.8. The Xiaomi Poco F3 body is much thicker but incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo, and they were released only a couple months apart. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Poco F3 has a newer 11 version while Microsoft Surface Duo has Android 10 version, providing you lots of additional features.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse pixels number per inch of screen and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a little bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Duo. Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Poco F3 captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Poco F3 also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 and the Microsoft Surface Duo count with very similar memory capacity for games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory. The Xiaomi Poco F3 has superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 4520mAh of battery capacity against 3577mAh.
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