Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface Duo vs Google Pixel 2 XL

Microsoft Surface Duo
microsoft surface duo
Google Pixel 2 XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Google
Announced 2020, August 12 October 2017
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10 Available - October 2017
Price - Rs. 73,000 ($849.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm
(Unfolded: 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 in
Folded: 5.72 x 3.67 x 0.39 in)
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 250 g (8.82 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.1 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.85% 76.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 11 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash No Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
Phase Detection & Laser Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, EIS (gyro), OIS, Dual-Pixel sensor, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/100 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3577 mAh 3520 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -