Microsoft Surface 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $550

Design

Dimensions
11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm	6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
31.01 oz / 879.0 g	6.31 oz / 179.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Awesome Navy, Awesome Grey, Awesome Icyblue, Awesome Lilac

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 83.87% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
120Hz	Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1773 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U	Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
Processor
Deca-core	Octa-core 1x 2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics	Samsung Xclipse 550
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Windows	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1370
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4050
3D Mark High
Untested	1737
3D Mark Low
Untested	1718

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Battery

Type
	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

13h 33min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
10 MP	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
Yes	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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