Nokia 4.2 vs Microsoft Surface Duo Specs Comparison

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Nokia 4.2 Microsoft Surface Duo
Released · May 14, 2019
Released · Sep 10, 2020
5.7-inch · 1520x720px
8.1-inch · 2700x1800px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3577 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019 Aug 12, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$199 $1399

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
148.95 x 71.30 x 8.39 mm
7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches
186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded
(145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g 8.82 oz / 250.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink Glacier

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 76.60% screen-to-body 8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI 2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
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

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm) Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3577 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
11 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
EIS
Front
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP) $169
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $1500
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