Huawei Mate X2 vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$2785

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches 161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm	5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches 145.2 x 184.5 x 5.50 mm
Folded
6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)	(145.2 x 92.1 x 11.0 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g	10.02 oz / 284.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black	Glacier, Obsidian

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 78.08% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz	AMOLED, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI	2688x1892px, 396 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Folding inside the device	360° folding, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.5 inches 2700 x1160 px OLED 90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso	5.8 inches 1892 x1344 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Part of the main display
Rear cover display
Part of the main display	5.8 inches 1892 x1344 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Part of the main display

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G78	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4449 mAh
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W	Wired: 23.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 51 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.4 Focal Length: 240 mm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: UW 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84	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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Links

Full specifications
Huawei Mate X2 Specs	Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Huawei Mate X2 Review
User Reviews
	Microsoft Surface Duo 2 User Reviews