Huawei P20 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P20 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 P20 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 155 mm 145.2 mm Huawei P20 Pro has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 73.88 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Huawei P20 Pro.
Depth 7.65 mm 11 mm Huawei P20 Pro is narrower than Huawei P20 Pro.
Weight 174 g 284 g Huawei P20 Pro is lighter than Huawei P20 Pro.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Midnight blue | Black | Twilight Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material 3D glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei P20 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP67 -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.73 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 P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 5.8" Huawei P20 Pro has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2240 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better screen resolution than Huawei P20 Pro.
Pixel Density 408 ppi 401 ppi Huawei P20 Pro 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 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 P20 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 P20 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Huawei P20 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Huawei P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P20 Pro has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Size 1/1.7" -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than Huawei P20 Pro.
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Night mode, Ultra Snapshot, Super slow motion, Bokeh Mode, manual super night mode, action snapshot, 3D Portrait Lighting Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Light Source Dual tone LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Master AI, 5x Hybrid Zoom, AI Image Stabilisation, AI camera assistant, Light Fusion technology, Intelligent zone setting, Smart Gallery, AI scene and object detection, Contrast Auto-Focus, 4D Predictive Focus 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) 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P20 Pro has better second camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.4 Huawei P20 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei P20 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) 24 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P20 Pro has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than Huawei P20 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology - Huawei P20 Pro has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 421 hours -
Talk Time 1320 minutes 1680 minutes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P20 Pro.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1320 min
Standby: up to 421 hrs
Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei P20 Pro 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 8.1 Oreo Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P20 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 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 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 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, 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, 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 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 P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, apt-X HD, HWA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES Huawei P20 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, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature 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 MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit, Huawei Share 2.0, ARCore MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS Huawei P20 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Protective cover, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C stereo headset, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP67, IEC 60529 HEARING AID M4/T3
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