Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface Duo vs Google Pixel 4a

Microsoft Surface Duo
microsoft surface duo
Google Pixel 4a
google pixel 4a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Google
Announced 2020, August 12 2020, August 03
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20
Colors White Just Black
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)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
Weight 250 g (8.82 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10.0
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 (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 6GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 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)
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.1 inches [Similar] 5.81 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.85% 82.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 11 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.1, A2DP, LE
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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported 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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3577 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -