Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Microsoft Surface Duo 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Microsoft Surface Duo 2 offers a screen size of 8.3 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Microsoft Surface Duo 2 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Microsoft Surface Duo 2's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 feature a 12 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Microsoft Surface Duo 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 4449 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offers 4352 mAh, making Microsoft Surface Duo 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021
23 Jan, 2022
23 Jul, 2026

Performance

Apple A15 Bionic
Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
8.3 inches (21.08 cm)
8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1892x2688 px (QHD 2K)
2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A
1344x1892 px
1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
10 MP

Battery

4352 mAh
4449 mAh
5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging
23W Fast Charging
45W
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.x

User Ratings

4.6/5
(3,515 ratings)
N/A
3.1/5
(16 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

846,870
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,074,056
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
21h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021
(Official)
N/A
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15
Android v11
Android

OS Updates

6 Year
N/A
7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year
N/A
7 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Adreno 660
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB
8 GB
12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

846,870
N/A
3,074,056

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
5,392
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
8.3 inches  (21.08 cm)
8 inches  (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1284x2778 px (FHD+)
1892x2688 px (QHD 2K)
2256x2504 px

Brightness

1000 nits
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A
N/A

Pixel Density

457 ppi
396 ppi
422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.55 %
156.14 %
178.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
90.1 %

Design

Height

160.8 mm
145.2 mm
158.4 mm

Width

78.1 mm
92.1 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
11 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

238 grams
284 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A
Foldable Touch
Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A
Folded: 145.2 x 92.1 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 145.2 x 184.5 x 5.5 mm
Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length IMX703 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera77 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera51 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Dual Pixel autofocus
Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
12288 x 16384 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size Exmor RS
12 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4352 mAh
4449 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 23W Fast Charging
Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
21h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.x

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
YesMini HDMI (Type C)
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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