Huawei Mate X8 vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product
Price
1,499 USD
1,499 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Microsoft Mobiles
Model No
Huawei Mate X8
Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Launch Date
2026, October 20
2021, October 21
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G bands
SA/NSA - China model only
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 257, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G (China only)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G 6 Gbps DL
Build
Glass front, nylon fiber or silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Stylus support
Colors
Black, White, Red, Purple, Blue
Glacier, Obsidian
Dimensions
Unfolded: 184.5 x 145.2 x 5.5 mm
Folded: 145.2 x 92.1 x 11 mm
Weight
284 g (10.02 oz)
Type
Foldable LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 2500 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 800 nits (peak)
Size
8.15 inches, 213.4 cm2 (~94.4% screen-to-body ratio)
8.3 inches, 204.0 cm2 (~152.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2210 x 2416 pixels (~402 ppi density)
1892 x 2688 pixels (~401 ppi density)
OS
EMUI 16 (International), HarmonyOS 7.0 (China)
Android 11
Chipset
Kirin 9050 or Kirin 9050 Pro
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU
Adreno 660
RAM
12GB/16GB/20GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
No
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.5-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.2, 81mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 51mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Lens 3
40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, 1080p@960fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR Vivid
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, HDR
Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Cover camera:
8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.0µm
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p
1080p@30fps
Capacity
6000 mAh
Li-Po 4449 mAh, non-removable
Charging
66W wired
50W wireless
7.5W reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Fast charging 23W
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
BDS Satellite and Messaging - China only
Fingerprint (side-mounted), dual accelerometer, dual gyro, dual proximity, dual compass
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
Radio
No