CUBOT C30 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of CUBOT C30 and Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

CUBOT C30 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 157.05 mm 145.2 mm CUBOT C30 has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 76.44 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than CUBOT C30.
Depth 8.5 mm 11 mm CUBOT C30 is narrower than CUBOT C30.
Weight 190 g 284 g CUBOT C30 is lighter than CUBOT C30.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Black Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.4" 5.8" CUBOT C30 has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2310 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better screen resolution than CUBOT C30.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 401 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 13:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
HDR - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features FullView Display, punch-hole display DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, 100% sRGB, Dual PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.8"
Second Display Resolution - 1344 x 1892 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.3 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2688 x 1892 pixels
PROCESSOR CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P60 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) ARM Mali-G72 MP3 -
MEMORY CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 12 Megapixel CUBOT C30 has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes AI Beauty, Super Night mode Night mode, Auto mode, low-light shots, Panorama mode with wide dynamic range, slow motion video at 120 or 240fps
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Smooth Zoom, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), HDR video recording, multi-frame photo capture, dynamic range scene detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel CUBOT C30 has better second camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Optical Zoom - 2x
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has higher resolution third camera than CUBOT C30.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 110 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Field of view, distortion correction
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 0.3 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 12 Megapixel CUBOT C30 has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Camera Features (Front) AI Selfie -
BATTERY AND CHARGING CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than CUBOT C30.
Standby Time 350 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 1680 minutes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has longer battery life when making calls than CUBOT C30.
Run Time Details Standby: up to 350 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 28 hrs
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Talk: up to 1080 min
Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, Gigabit LTE, LAA, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n25
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, FDD 1900
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio) WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, TS, M2TS, WebM, HEVC, 3G2, HEIF, H.265 HEVC, HEIC
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Classic
FEATURES CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Phone Functions - Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, light sensor, gyroscope Hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, dual proximity sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face ID -
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS CUBOT C30 Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C headset, Surface Duo 2 USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - HEARING AID M4/T3
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