Microsoft Surface Duo 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

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

LTE
5G speed

6 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

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

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM

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

145.2 mm

158.6 mm
Width

93.1 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

11 mm

8.1 mm
Height unfolded

184.5 mm

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Width unfolded

145.2 mm

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Thickness unfolded

5.5 mm

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Weight

284 g

181 g
Stylus

Yes

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Colors

Glacier, Obsidian

Black, Champagne Gold, Magic Blue, Rose Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.7 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 51 mm, 1.0 µm, 2x optical zoom

5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Wi-Fi hotspot

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi direct

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Dual-band

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX Adaptive

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Infrared

-

Yes
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

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

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