Microsoft Surface Duo vs Apple iPhone 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 12, 2020	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $1399	6GB/128GB - $799 | €949 6GB/256GB - $899 6GB/512GB - $1099

Design

Dimensions
7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
8.82 oz / 250.0 g	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Glacier	Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Display

Size
8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
360° folding	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
5.6 inches 1800 x1350 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Part of the main display
Rear cover display
5.6 inches 1350 x1800 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Part of the main display

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2117 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2x3.46 GHz Everest 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 6GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2595
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6651
3D Mark High
Untested	2950
3D Mark Low
Untested	1896

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Battery

Type
3577 mAh	3349 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 41min

Browsing

13h 25min

Video

7h 51min

Gaming

8h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Dual camera
Main camera
11 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 2.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX772 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

148

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8427A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

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