Huawei nova 9 SE 5G vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Huawei nova 9 SE 5G

Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

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 SA/NSA

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

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

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

-

6 Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

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

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

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

164.6 mm

145.2 mm
Width

75.6 mm

93.1 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

11 mm
Height unfolded

-

184.5 mm
Width unfolded

-

145.2 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

5.5 mm
Weight

191 g

284 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, White

Glacier, Obsidian

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.78 inches

8.3 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2388 pixels

1892 x 2588 pixels
Pixel density

387 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.80 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 660
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Storage

-

UFS

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.7 , 1.4 µm, 27 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚

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

(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

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

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm, 1.0 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 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

Type-C 2.0

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

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
NFC

Unspecified

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

-
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-
QZSS

Yes

-