Microsoft Surface Duo 2 vs Motorola Moto G6 Plus

Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Motorola Moto G6 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Europe, Brazil;
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), 20(800), 38(2600) - Europe; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - Brazil
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

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

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

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
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/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

145.2 mm

160 mm
Width

93.1 mm

75.5 mm
Thickness

11 mm

8 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

167 g
Stylus

Yes

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Splash resistant

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Yes
Colors

Glacier, Obsidian

Deep Indigo, Gold, Nimbus

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.7 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.7
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 51 mm, 1.0 µm, 2x optical zoom

5 MP, f/2.2
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

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4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

dual-LED dual-tone 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, auto-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

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX Adaptive

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NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

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Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

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

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