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Microsoft Surface Duo vs Nothing Phone (1) Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Duo
9.0
Nothing Phone (1)
Microsoft Surface Duo Nothing Phone (1)
Released · Sep 10, 2020
Released · Jul 16, 2022
8.1-inch · 2700x1800px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3577 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 12, 2020 Jul 12, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1399

Design

Dimensions
7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches
186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm 		6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm
Folded
(145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
8.82 oz / 250.0 g 7.02 oz / 193.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Glacier

Display

Size
8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 85.93% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
360° folding
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 Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm) Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485 		Octa-core
1x2.5GHz Cortex-A78
3x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 642L
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
6GB/256GB 		8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1035
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 2933
3D Mark High
Untested 769
3D Mark Low
Untested 761
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Battery

Type
3577 mAh 4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 33.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 8min
Browsing
12h 28min
Video
10h 13min
Gaming
7h 43min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Dual camera
Main camera
11 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
EIS 		4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $1500
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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