Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Microsoft Surface Duo

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Microsoft
Announced
September 2014	2020, August 12
Status
Available - October 2014	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 10
Colors
Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink	White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)	Unfolded: 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm Folded: 145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm (Unfolded: 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 in Folded: 5.72 x 3.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight
176 g (6.21 oz)	250 g (8.82 oz)
SIM Type
-	Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Fingerprint Sensor Stylus support

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android 10
Processor
Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]	Adreno 640 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB	256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	No

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Folded position display: 5.6 inches, AMOLED, 1350 x 1800 pixels (4:3)
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.7 inches [Similar]	8.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]	1800 x 2700 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.32%	71.85%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]	11 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	No
Features
Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR	11 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1.0Âµm, PDAF
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	Uses main camera, , 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/100 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu	Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity
3220 mAh	3577 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-