Huawei Honor 8C vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Huawei Honor 8C

Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 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 network

-

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 20, 25, 28, 38, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 257, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 301 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

LTE-A (5CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

6 Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, plastic

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass)
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

158.72 mm

145.2 mm
Width

75.94 mm

93.1 mm
Thickness

7.98 mm

11 mm
Height unfolded

-

184.5 mm
Width unfolded

-

145.2 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

5.5 mm
Weight

167 g

284 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Waterproof

IP5X

-
Dust proof

IP5X

-
Colors

Black, Blue, Gold

Glacier, Obsidian

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.26 inches

8.3 inches
Resolution

720 x 1520 pixels

1892 x 2588 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, GFF full lamination

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

90Hz, HDR, 800 nits (peak)
Cover display

-

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Cover display physical size

-

5.8 inches
Cover display resolution

-

1344 x 1892 pixels

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.8

12 MP, f/1.7 , (wide) , 27 mm, 1.4 µm
2 MP

12 MP, (telephoto) , f/2.4 , 51 mm, 1.0 µm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, HDR
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Wi-Fi hotspot
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Wi-Fi direct
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Dual-band
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
Beidou

Yes

-