Nokia 9 Pureview vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Nokia 9 Pureview 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

Nokia 9 Pureview vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 155 mm 145.2 mm Nokia 9 Pureview has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 75 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Depth 8.2 mm 11 mm Nokia 9 Pureview is narrower than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Weight 171 g 284 g Nokia 9 Pureview is lighter than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Blue/silver Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Nokia 9 Pureview is waterproof.
IP rating IP67 -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.88 W/kg (head), 3.99 W/kg (limb) 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 Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology PureDisplay AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 5.8" Nokia 9 Pureview has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) - 1344 x 1892 pixels
Pixel Density - 401 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 13:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Edge-to-Edge screen DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 100% sRGB, Dual PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (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 Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Nokia 9 Pureview has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSD -
CAMERA Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 5 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type RGB -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Pixel Size 1.25 μm 1.4 μm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger camera pixel size than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Light Source 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) Carl Zeiss optic, HDR10 video recording 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.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) RGB -
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.4 Nokia 9 Pureview has better second camera lens aperture than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.25 μm 1 μm Nokia 9 Pureview has larger second camera pixel size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
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) Autofocus -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Carl Zeiss optic Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has higher resolution third camera than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/1.8 F/2.2 Nokia 9 Pureview has better third camera lens aperture than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 110 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.25 μm 1 μm Nokia 9 Pureview has larger third camera pixel size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Monochrome, Carl Zeiss optic Field of view, distortion correction
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Sensor Name (4th Camera) Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/1.8 -
Pixel Size (4th Camera) 1.25 μm -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Monochrome -
Camera Features (4th Camera) Carl Zeiss optic -
FIFTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (5th Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (5th Camera) F/1.8 -
Pixel Size (5th Camera) 1.25 μm -
Camera Functions (5th Camera) Monochrome -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Nokia 9 Pureview has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX476 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3320 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than Nokia 9 Pureview.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 - Nokia 9 Pureview has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Nokia 9 Pureview can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards PMA, Qi -
Talk Time - 1680 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR Nokia 9 Pureview 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 9.0 Pie Android 11
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi 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 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 14, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, 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 700a, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, 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, ANT+ IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements Nokia OZO surround sound capture, Qualcomm aptX audio Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES Nokia 9 Pureview 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, haptics sensor Hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, dual proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Smart AMP technology, Three microphones with Nokia spatial audio MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS Nokia 9 Pureview Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Data cable, headset, USB-C charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP67 HEARING AID M4/T3
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