Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Microsoft Surface Duo
microsoft surface duo
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
samsung galaxy note 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced 2020, August 12 September 2014
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10 Available - October 2014
Colors White Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
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)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 250 g (8.82 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
-

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
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] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.1 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.85% 74.32%
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] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 3.7 MP, 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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3577 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -