Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 10 Pro 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

Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 154.2 mm 145.2 mm Huawei Mate 10 Pro has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 74.5 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Depth 7.9 mm 11 mm Huawei Mate 10 Pro is narrower than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Weight 178 g 284 g Huawei Mate 10 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Titanium grey Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 10 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.28 W/kg (body), 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.8" Huawei Mate 10 Pro has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Pixel Density 402 ppi 401 ppi Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 13:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 70000:1 -
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features FullView Display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 100% sRGB, Dual PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - 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 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 10 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G72 MP12 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.7 Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 2x 10x Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Special Effects Monochrome, AI-powered bokeh effect HDR
Camera Modes - Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 10 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Dual Camera, Summilux-H 1:1.6/27 ASPH 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/1.6 F/2.4 Huawei Mate 10 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
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 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 Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 10 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei Mate 10 Pro has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 90 min -
Standby Time 505 hours -
Talk Time 1920 minutes 1680 minutes Huawei Mate 10 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Run Time Details Standby: up to 505 hrs
Playback (video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 20 hrs
Talk: up to 1920 min
Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 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 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 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
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 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 Huawei Mate 10 Pro 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, barometer, 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 Infrared remote control, Smart Screen function, noise reduction microphone, Smart Power Management, Smart Split Screen function, Neural Network Processing Unit MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Huawei Mate 10 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C stereo headset SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, TUV Rheinland, DisplayPort 1.2 HEARING AID M4/T3
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