Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Product
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
1,499 USD
Microsoft Surface Duo 2
1,499 USD

Price
1,499 USD
1,499 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Microsoft Mobiles
Model No
SM-S958B, SM-S958B/DS, SM-S958U, SM-S958U1, SM-S958W, SM-S958N, SM-S9580, SM-S958E, SM-S958E/DS
Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Technology
GSM / HSPA / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
- International - USA unlocked
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/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
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 (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G 6 Gbps DL

Dimensions
163.8 x 78.3 x 8 mm (6.45 x 3.08 x 0.31 in)
Unfolded: 184.5 x 145.2 x 5.5 mm Folded: 145.2 x 92.1 x 11 mm
Build
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Corning Gorilla Armor 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus Armor Aluminum 2
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass)
SIM
SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN
Nano-SIM, eSIM Stylus support
Colors
Black; other colors
Glacier, Obsidian
Weight
284 g (10.02 oz)

Type
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 800 nits (peak)
Size
6.9 inches, 116.9 cm2 (~91.1% screen-to-body ratio)
8.3 inches, 204.0 cm2 (~152.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3120 Pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~498 ppi density)
1892 x 2688 pixels (~401 ppi density)

OS
Android 17, One UI 9.5, up to 7 major OS updates
Android 11
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU
Adreno 850
Adreno 660

RAM
12GB / 16GB
8GB
Storage
256GB / 512GB / 1TB
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
UFS 4.X
No

Lens 1
200 MP, f/1.4, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
50 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 51mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/1.9, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm TOF 3D, (depth)
Features
Laser AF, Best Face, Horizon Lock, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, HDR

Lens 1
16 MP, (wide), 1/2.6", PDAF
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.0µm
Features
HDR, HDR10+
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Si/C Li-Ion 5700 mAh
Li-Po 4449 mAh, non-removable
Charging
60W wired, PD3.0 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless
Fast charging 23W

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Fingerprint (side-mounted), dual accelerometer, dual gyro, dual proximity, dual compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No High-bitrate audio support
No

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-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
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
Radio
No

Launch Date
2021, October 21