OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus Nord 2 5G 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

OnePlus Nord 2 5G vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 159.12 mm 145.2 mm OnePlus Nord 2 5G has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 73.31 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Depth 8.25 mm 11 mm OnePlus Nord 2 5G is narrower than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Weight 189 g 284 g OnePlus Nord 2 5G is lighter than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Blue haze | Grey sierra Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index 7 (out of 10) 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 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 OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Fluid Amoled AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.43" 5.8" OnePlus Nord 2 5G has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels OnePlus Nord 2 5G has better screen resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 410 ppi 401 ppi OnePlus Nord 2 5G has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Aspect Ratio 20:9 13:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
HDR - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate 90 Hz 90 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Display Features Wide colour display (P3), sRGB support 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 OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Dimensity 1200-AI Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) ARM Mali-G77 MC9 -
MEMORY OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 3.1 -
CAMERA OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OnePlus Nord 2 5G has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.88 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size 1 μm 1.4 μm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger camera pixel size than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Ultra nightscape mode, Night portrait mode, Dual-View Video 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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 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), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), AI photo optimisation, AI video optimisation 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) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better second camera resolution than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.25 F/2.4 OnePlus Nord 2 5G has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119.7 degree(s) -
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) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has higher resolution third camera than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better third camera lens aperture than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 110 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Monochrome -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Field of view, distortion correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OnePlus Nord 2 5G has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX615 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.45 F/2.0 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better front lens aperture than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Pixel Size (Front) 0.8 μm 1 μm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger front camera pixel size than OnePlus Nord 2 5G.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) Time-lapse mode -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Group Shot 2.0 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4449 mAh OnePlus Nord 2 5G has larger battery capacity than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Fast Charging Technology Warp Charge 65 technology - OnePlus Nord 2 5G has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1680 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android 11) Android 11
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 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 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, 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 66 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 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 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 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, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n25
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500 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/ax IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, LDAC, ALAC, Vorbis, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9, HEIF, HEIC MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements Dirac sound technologies Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES OnePlus Nord 2 5G 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, SAR sensor, sensor core 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 Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, dual stereo speakers MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS OnePlus Nord 2 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied), Warp Charge 65 power adapter, Warp Type-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - HEARING AID M4/T3
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