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Microsoft Surface Duo vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Launch
Release Date
Sep, 2020 Sep, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 IOS 11 up to 16
UI
NA NA
Dimensions
Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
250 g 202 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Color Options
White Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red
Display Specifications
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
Retina IPS LCD
Size
8.1 inches
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5.5 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1800 x 2700 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~401 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Features
NA 625 nits (typ) brightness, True-tone, Wide color gamut, 3D Touch display & home button
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 3577 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 2691 mAh (10.28 Wh)
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Charging
Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
GPU
Adreno 640 Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
6GB RAM 3GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Features
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080 @30/60/120/240fps Show more

Front
Uses main camera
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Stylus support
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,428 USD $939
Resale Value
Low Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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