ZTE Axon M vs Microsoft Surface Duo Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 17, 2017	Aug 12, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$725	$1399

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.82 x 0.48 inches 150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1 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
8.11 oz / 230.0 g	8.82 oz / 250.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Glacier

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.98% screen-to-body	8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 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
Additional display
5.2 inches, 1920 x1080 px, IPS LCD, Colors: 16 777 216, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Ion	3577 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
20 MP (Doubles as a front camera, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm	11 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, 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
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 4, 2	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	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
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2017 FCC ID value: SRQ-Z999
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1500

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