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The Microsoft Surface Duo features two 3577 mAh batteries - one for each screen. Perhaps the Surface Duo would perform better if it had a newer chip - the Snapdragon 855 CPU is a bit outdated.
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On our Jetstream benchmark, which tests how quickly Web pages load, the Surface Duo achieved a measly score of 70, which is lower than the average smartphone (109), the iPhone 11 Pro Max (152) and the Galaxy Z Fold 2 (74). The Galaxy Z Fold 2 also crushed the Duo with a score of 3,310. The Duo also paled in comparison to the mighty iPhone 11 Pro Max (3,517). On Geekbench 5, which tests overall performance, the Surface Duo achieved 2,862, short of the category average (2,874).
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The Surface Duo offered middling performance scores on our synthetic tests. Two apps on the Microsoft Surface Duo (Image credit: Future) The Duo didn't show any signs of stuttering, but it’s worth noting that the device started to get a little toasty. Sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 6GB of RAM, the Surface Duo is a foldable firecracker - the phablet endured my deluge of 20 Google Chrome tabs on the left screen while I watched Sister, Sister on Netflix on the right display. However, with the latter, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 output only 361 nits of brightness - in this case, the Duo surpassed its Samsung rival. With the former, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 emitted 599 nits of brightness. We tested the Galaxy Z Fold 2’s screen brilliance in two states: with adaptive brightness on and with adaptive brightness off. The average smartphone emits 540 nits of brightness while the iPhone 11 Pro Max is as bright as a diamond and outshone the Duo with a whopping 761 nits of brightness. Spotify on the Microsoft Surface Duo (Image credit: Future)Īt 458 nits of brightness, the Duo’s screens are dim compared to its competitors.