Huawei Honor Play vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Huawei Honor Play

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
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

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

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

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

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

157.9 mm

145.2 mm
Width

74.3 mm

93.1 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

11 mm
Height unfolded

-

184.5 mm
Width unfolded

-

145.2 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

5.5 mm
Weight

176 g

284 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, Violet

Glacier, Obsidian

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

16 MP, f/2.2

12 MP, f/1.7 , (wide) , 27 mm, 1.4 µm
2 MP, f/2.4

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

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

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 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Dual-band
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX Adaptive
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Dual accelerometer, dual compass, fingerprint, dual gyroscope, dual proximity