Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note20 vs Microsoft Surface Duo

Samsung Galaxy Note20
samsung galaxy note20
Microsoft Surface Duo
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft
Announced 2020, August 05 2020, August 12
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 28 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10
Price Rs. 77,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
(6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
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)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 250 g (8.82 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(in-display)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10
User Interface One UI 2.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA [Similar]
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA [Similar]
Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 7
HDR10+
Always-on display
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 8.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.10% 71.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 11 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/100 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG 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 present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4300 mAh 3577 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -