Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface Duo vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

Microsoft Surface Duo
microsoft surface duo
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
samsung galaxy a53 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced 2020, August 12 March 2022
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10 Coming Soon - April 2022
Colors White Black, White, Blue, Peach
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)
159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight 250 g (8.82 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 12
User Interface - One UI 4.1
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 (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Mali-G68 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 8.1 inches [Similar] 6.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.85% 85.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 11 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 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, 5G
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, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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
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 25W
Capacity 3577 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -