Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

Microsoft Surface Duo
microsoft surface duo
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
samsung galaxy z fold2 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced 2020, August 12 2020, August 05
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18
Colors White Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray
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)
Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm
Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 16.8 mm

(Unfolded: 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 in
Folded: 6.27 x 2.68 x 0.66 in
)
Weight 250 g (8.82 oz) 279 g (9.84 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
S Pen
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.1
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 (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 640 [Similar] Adreno 650 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 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)
Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen
HDR10+
120Hz refresh rate
Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.1 inches [Similar] 7.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi) 1536 x 2152 pixels (348 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.85% 86.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 11 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10
Front Camera Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
Cover camera:
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [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 (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, 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, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
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 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-Po Battery
Fast charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 11W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 3577 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -