Honor 9 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 and Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 9 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 147.3 mm 145.2 mm Honor 9 has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 70.9 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Honor 9.
Depth 7.45 mm 11 mm Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9.
Weight 155 g 284 g Honor 9 is lighter than Honor 9.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Sapphire blue Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material Metal, glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 5.8" Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger screen size than Honor 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better screen resolution than Honor 9.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 428 ppi 401 ppi Honor 9 has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Aspect Ratio - 13:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 100% sRGB, Dual PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.8"
Second Display Resolution - 1344 x 1892 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.3 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2688 x 1892 pixels
PROCESSOR Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 -
MEMORY Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Honor 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more internal memory than Honor 9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 9 has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than Honor 9.
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Smooth Zoom, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), HDR video recording, multi-frame photo capture, dynamic range scene detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Optical Zoom - 2x
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 110 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Field of view, distortion correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better front camera resolution than Honor 9.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better front lens aperture than Honor 9.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than Honor 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Honor 9 has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1680 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n25
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, dual proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS Honor 9 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HEARING AID M4/T3
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