General Mobile GM 8 vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

General Mobile GM 8

Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)

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 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat7, 301.5 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload

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

-

6 Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

IPS capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

8.3 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1892 x 2588 pixels
Pixel density

282 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass

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

Single

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2

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

dual LED flash

-
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, phase detection

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, 802.11n 5GHz, 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

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

-

LE
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS