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Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Duo - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Duo 2 and Surface Duo specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

The 2021 Surface Duo 2 features the 5W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 with the boost speed up to 2.84 GHz. While the 2020 Surface Duo features the 5W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 with a clock speed of 2.84 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 8.3″ Surface Duo 2 (2021) and the 8.1″ Surface Duo (2020), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Duo: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	90Hz Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays It features a bigger 8.3” with edge notification (time, missed call alert, charging status, and more). Better performance It’s now equipped with the latest Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 with 5G cellular. Better specs Up to 512GB storage, 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, WiFi-6, and Bluetooth 5.1. New Triple Rear-Facing Cameras It now comes with an all-new triple cameras system including wide, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses. More New Obsidian color Better 12MP front-facing camera NFC 23W USB-C PD charger Stereo speakers Larger battery
What's missing	Slightly heavier. Slightly thicker.

Availability	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Released	2021	2020
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 21, 2021	Introduced: Microsoft October Event (October 2, 2019) Pre-ordered: August 12, 2020 Released: September 10, 2020
Pricing	$1,499 8GB 128 GB $1,599 8GB 256 GB $1,799 8GB 512 GB Obsidian only.	$1,399 - 128 GB $1,499 - 256 GB

Surface Duo 2 Price
	Puccy 2 Pack Back Screen Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Duo 8" Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors/Case）- Black By Puccy $16.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy Privacy Screen Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Anti Spy TPU Guard （ Not Tempered Glass Protectors ）, Black By Puccy $18.98	See at Amazon
	Puccy 4 Pack Screen Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Duo 2 TPU Guard ( Not Tempered Glass Protectors ) new version, Transparent By Puccy $12.98	See at Amazon
Surface Duo Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $799.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB AT&T Locked, Glacier By Microsoft $349.99 $699.00 50% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 256GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $299.00 $895.00 67% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Size	8.3 Inches	8.1 Inches
Info	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.3” AMOLED, 2688x1892 Single PixelSense™ Screen: 5.8” AMOLED 1344x1892 (13:9) 401 PPI HDR Wide color 100% SRGB, DCI-P3 Dual displays with 90Hz adaptive refresh rate 800 nits max brightness Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.1” AMOLED, 2700x1800 (3:2), 401 PPI Single PixelSense™ Display: 5.6” AMOLED, 1800x1350 (4:3), 401 PPI Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Exterior	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Size Comparison
Dimensions	7.26 x 5.71 x 0.21 (184.5 mm x 145.2 mm x 5.50 mm) Open 3.62 x 5.71 x 0.43 (92.1 mm x 145.2 mm x 11.0 mm) Closed	7.35 x 5.71 x 0.18 (186.9 mm x 145.2 mm x 4.8 mm) Open 3.67 x 5.71 x 0.38 (93.3 mm x 145.2 mm x 9.9 mm) Closed
Weight	0.62 lbs (284 g)	0.55 lbs (250 g)
Colors	Obsidian Glacier	Glacier
Ports	1 x USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2. 1 x SIM card slot	1 x USB Type-C 1 x SIM card slot

Internal Specs	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Processor	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz
Memory	8GB DRAM LPDDR5 memory	6GB DRAM
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage	128GB 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz)	WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
	NFC for payments and provisioning 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 DL 64 QAM up to 6 Gbps, 8xDL CA (800MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 UL 64 QAM, 2xUL CA (200MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave) Bands: n257, n260, n261 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 DL 256 QAM up to 3.2 Gbps, 2xDL CA (TDD+TDD), 4x4 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 UL 256 QAM 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6) Bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n25, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 Gigabit LTE - A Pro Release 15 with 4x4 MIMO and LAA LTE DL Cat 20, 256 QAM up to 2Gbps, 5xDL CA LTE UL Cat 13, 64 QAM Contiguous 2X ULCA LTE Bands: 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 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS	LTE: 4x4 MIMO, Cat.18 DL / Cat 5 UL, 5CA, LAA. Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload Bands Supported: FDD-LTE: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,66 TD-LTE: 38,39,40,41,46 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS One eSIM and one Nano SIM Note: AT&T locked device will not support eSIM

Battery	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Size	4,449 mAh Typical dual battery capacity. 4,340 mAh Minimum dual battery capacity.	3577 mAh
Battery Life	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 28 hours of Talk Time	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 10 days of Standby Time Up to 27 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	23W USB-C PD charger Supports Fast Charging.	18W USB-C PD charger

Software	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
OS	Android™ 11 3-years of software updates.	Android™ 10 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Microsoft built-in applications: Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Microsoft Edge Microsoft Lens - PDF Scanner Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Start Microsoft Teams Microsoft To Do Surface Tips Xbox Game Pass Microsoft Surface Duo 2 UI core features: App Groups Dual screen windowing Dynamic Dock Dynamic Triple-Lens Camera Microsoft 365 Feed Span apps automatically Surface Duo Glance Bar SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Universal Search Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Calculator Chrome Clock Contacts Files Gmail Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Maps Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Search Messages Phone Sound recorder YouTube YouTube Music	Microsoft built-in applications: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader, and more Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Edge Microsoft OneNote Microsoft To Do Microsoft News Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Solitaire Collection Surface Audio Microsoft Surface Duo UI core features: Dual screen windowing Adaptive modes App Groups Microsoft 365 Feed Dynamic dock Universal Search Adaptive Camera Microsoft SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Google Search Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Maps Chrome Gmail YouTube YouTube Music Contacts Messages Phone Files Clock Calculator Sound recorder Spotify (Unlocked) HBO MAX (AT&T) AT&T TV (AT&T) My AT&T (AT&T) Call Protect (AT&T) Amazon Shopping (AT&T) NBA (AT&T)

Camera & Audio	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Camera	Dynamic triple-lens rear-facing camera: Wide 12MP f/1.7 aperture 27 mm 1.4µm dual pixel PDAF OIS Telephoto 12MP f/2.4 aperture 51 mm 1.0µm PDAF OIS 2X optical zoom Ultra-Wide 16MP f/2.2 aperture 13 mm 1.0µm 110o diagonal field of view with distortion correction Front-facing Camera: 12MP f/2.0 24 mm 1.0µm Dual color LED flash Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Dedicated night photography mode Smooth Zoom between all 3 Rear Facing Camera combined with digital super zoom up to 10x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control. Portrait mode supported for wide and tele camera. Machine learning used for portrait mode Panorama mode with wide dynamic range Capture short video during photo capture with a long press Capture photos during video recording Video recording: HDR Video 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps Slow-motion video at 120 or 240fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps	Adaptive camera 11MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm, PDAF and 84.0° diagonal FOV optimized with AI for front and rear Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Super-resolution zoom, and super zoom up to 7x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control Panorama mode Burst mode Video recording: 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Gyro-based digital video stabilization Video Conferencing Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps High CRI LED Flash for both front and world facing photo and video scenarios
Audio	Stereo speakers Dual Mic AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode, receiver, and LRA Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm^® aptX™ Classic, HD and TWS Hearing aid compatibility: M4/T3 Wake on Voice using Google Assistant	Mono speaker Dual Mic noise suppression and echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive

Misc	Surface Duo 2	Surface Duo
Inking	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Dual Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader with enterprise-grade security Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader (1:100K FAR <3% FRR) Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator
In the box	Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo 2 (Color: Glacier or Obsidian) Surface Duo 2 USB-C Cable Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool	Surface Duo Surface Duo Bumper (Color: Glacier) Surface Duo USB-C® Power Supply (18w) Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Video Playback Formats: MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265(HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, 3G2, AVI, FLV, TS/M2TS, MKV, WEBM, 3GP/MPEG-4,HEIC/HEIF,ASF/WMV, MOV Wireless Chromecast and Miracast support Wired: DisplayPort over USB-C®. Supports video out when connecting via HDMI Adapter7 4K video out over USB-C when connecting via DisplayPort cable or HDMI Adaptor to an external monitor Wireless dependent on the TV/monitor support.	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass