Essential Phone vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches 145.2 x 184.5 x 5.50 mm
Folded
	(145.2 x 92.1 x 11.0 mm)
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	10.02 oz / 284.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Glacier, Obsidian

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 78.08% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2688x1892px, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	360° folding, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	5.8 inches 1892 x1344 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Part of the main display
Rear cover display
	5.8 inches 1892 x1344 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Part of the main display

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	4449 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 23.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 51 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n25, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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