Microsoft Surface Phone vs Apple iPhone 7

Comparing the Microsoft Surface Phone vs Apple iPhone 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft Surface Phone runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Apple iPhone 7 runs at 2.34 GHz, making Microsoft Surface Phone the better performer.

Display: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Microsoft Surface Phone the larger display of the two. Both Microsoft Surface Phone and Apple iPhone 7 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 12 MP, making Microsoft Surface Phone better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 7 MP, making Microsoft Surface Phone better for front camera photography.

Battery: Microsoft Surface Phone offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Microsoft Surface Phone better for longer battery life.

Storage: Microsoft Surface Phone offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 32 GB, making Microsoft Surface Phone the better option for storage.

User Rating: Microsoft Surface Phone receives a higher user rating of 5, while Apple iPhone 7 has a rating of 4.5.

Microsoft Surface Phone

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 7

₹31,500

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

74%

Release Date

N/A	07 Oct, 2016

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 835	Apple A10 Fusion
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
4 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	750x1334 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP	7 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh	1960 mAh

Storage

64 GB	32 GB
N/A	NVMe

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

4.5/5

(106,363 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 07, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10

iOS v10

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr

Co-Processor

N/A	M10 motion

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

RAM

4 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

750x1334 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A

625 nits

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

534 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

65.47 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Yes

Design

Height

N/A

138.3 mm

Width

N/A

67.1 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.1 mm

Weight

N/A

138 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4608 x 2592 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

1960 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Lightning

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.