Microsoft Surface Duo vs. Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Microsoft Surface Duo and Apple iPhone 14 Plus. 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

Microsoft Surface Duo vs. Apple iPhone 14 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A2886
Form Factor Folder - dual screen Touch
Height 145.2 mm 160.8 mm Apple iPhone 14 Plus has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Width 93.3 mm 78.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater width than Apple iPhone 14 Plus.
Depth 9.9 mm 7.8 mm Apple iPhone 14 Plus is narrower than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Weight 250 g 203 g Apple iPhone 14 Plus is lighter than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Dimensions Details Unfolded - 186.9 mm x 4.8 mm x 145.2 mm -
Body Colour Glacier Midnight | Starlight | Purple | Red | Blue
Body Material - Glass, aerospace-grade aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 14 Plus is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 6.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body) 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Super Retina XDR Display
Foldable Display Yes -
Display Design Both directions folding -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.6" 6.7" Apple iPhone 14 Plus has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1800 x 1350 pixels 2778 x 1284 pixels Apple iPhone 14 Plus has better screen resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Pixel Density 401 ppi 458 ppi Apple iPhone 14 Plus has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Aspect Ratio 4:3 -
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Contrast Ratio - 2000000:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 14 Plus has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features PixelSense Fusion Displays True Tone display, Edge-to-Edge screen, Wide colour display (P3), Haptic touch, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), 1200 nits max brightness (HDR)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Ceramic Shield
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type OLED display - colour -
Second Display Screen Size 5.6" -
Second Display Resolution 1800 x 1350 pixels -
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size 8.1 in -
Unfolded Display Resolution 2700 x 1800 pixels -
PROCESSOR Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Apple A15 Bionic
Processor Core Qty 8-core 6-core Microsoft Surface Duo has higher processor core quantity than Apple iPhone 14 Plus.
MEMORY Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
RAM 6 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 3.0 -
CAMERA Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 0 2
Sensor Resolution - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture - F/1.5
Lens Construction - 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.9 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sensor-shift OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Apple iPhone 14 Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26 mm
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 5x
Special Effects - Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono, Photographic Styles
HDR Mode - Smart HDR 4
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, night mode, low-light shots, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Cinema mode, Time Lapse (Night mode)
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 14 Plus has face detection.
Light Source - True Tone LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 25 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, geotagging, Stereo Recording, Continuous autofocus video, 8MP still photos recording 4K video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Advanced red-eye correction, HEIF image capture, Audio zoom, 100% Focus Pixels, Digital zoom up to 3x for video, QuickTake video, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Deep Fusion, Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 4K at 60 fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps, Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps, Photonic Engine
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 13 mm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 11 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Apple iPhone 14 Plus has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.9 Apple iPhone 14 Plus has better front lens aperture than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 6-element
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) HDR Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono, Photographic Styles
HDR Mode (Front) - Smart HDR 4
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots, Portrait mode with adjustable depth control Burst mode, night mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos, Time Lapse (Night mode)
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Apple iPhone 14 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) High CRI LED flash Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps
Camera Features (Front) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), FOV optimised with AI (for front and rear), dynamic range scene detection, Super-resolution zoom, super zoom up to 7x, gyro-based digital video stabilisation Auto image stabilisation, Animoji, Memoji, TrueDepth camera, Cinematic video stabilisation, QuickTake video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Lens correction, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording up to 4K at 60 fps, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, Photonic Engine
BATTERY AND CHARGING Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3577 mAh -
Fast Charging Technology - Apple MagSafe wireless charging Apple iPhone 14 Plus has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Apple iPhone 14 Plus can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 240 hours -
Talk Time 1620 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 1620 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
Playback (video): up to 26 hrs
Playback (streamed video): up to 20 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 100 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Apple iPhone 14 Plus has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 iOS 16
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1, TD-LTE
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8, Band 10
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900, 1700 EAWS
4G LTE Band 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 46, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 53
4G LTE Frequency 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 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, Band 53
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12, n48, n26, n30, n53
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD AWS-4, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 850, FDD 2300, n53
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC - Yes Apple iPhone 14 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Apple iPhone 14 Plus has UWB wireless technology.
MEDIA Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID AAC, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4 H.264, HEVC
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound, Spatial audio
Video Enhancements - HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
FEATURES Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Proximity sensor, hall sensor, dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor Accelerometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, gyroscope with large dynamic range
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition
Security Technology - Face ID
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual microphones with noise suppression and echo cancellation, Full Duplex communication, 360° hinge, stylus support, two apps side-by-side MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Apple TV support (2nd or later), AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, FaceTime audio, Apple MagSafe, Express Transit cards with power reserve, 4K HDR AirPlay Mirroring, FaceTime HD (1080p), RTT/TTY compatible, Voice isolation, 16‑core Neural Engine, Zoom with rear-facing camera, Wide Spectrum microphone mode, SharePlay, Screen sharing, Portrait mode in FaceTime video, Dual eSIM support, ProRes, FaceTime call with SharePlay, Emergency SOS, Crash Detection
OTHERS Microsoft Surface Duo Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C headphones, 18W charger, Surface Duo Bumper (Glacier) Lightning to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP68, HEARING AID M3/T4
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 6 m
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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