Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Microsoft Surface Duo

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

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft
Announced September 2014 2020, August 12
Status Available - October 2014 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 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 176 g (6.21 oz) 250 g (8.82 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 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 10
Processor 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]
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 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 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 5.7 inches [Similar] 8.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] 1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.32% 71.85%
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 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] 11 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/100 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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