Realme 5 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Realme 5 Pro 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

Realme 5 Pro vs. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 157 mm 145.2 mm Realme 5 Pro has greater height than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Width 74.2 mm 92.1 mm Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has greater width than Realme 5 Pro.
Depth 8.9 mm 11 mm Realme 5 Pro is narrower than Realme 5 Pro.
Weight 184 g 284 g Realme 5 Pro is lighter than Realme 5 Pro.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 184.5 mm x 5.5 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Crystal green | Sparkling blue Glacier | Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass
Protection Splash-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Repairability Index - 3.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.723 W/kg (body), 0.831 W/kg (head) 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Handset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LCD AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 5.8" Realme 5 Pro has larger screen size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1344 x 1892 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better screen resolution than Realme 5 Pro.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 409 ppi 401 ppi Realme 5 Pro has better pixel density than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Aspect Ratio - 13:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² 800 cd/m² Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better display brightness than Realme 5 Pro.
HDR - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Night mode, Dewdrop 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 Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Realme 5 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has more RAM than Realme 5 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 2.1 -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Realme 5 Pro has better camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Size 1/2" -
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better lens aperture than Realme 5 Pro.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Pixel Size 1.6 μm 1.4 μm Realme 5 Pro has larger camera pixel size than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom 10x 10x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Special Effects Chrome HDR
HDR Mode AI HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Expert Mode, AI Beauty, Filter mode, Super nightscape 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, AI scene recognition, AI Quad camera, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, Chrome boost 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) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has better second camera resolution than Realme 5 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.25 F/2.4 Realme 5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Realme 5 Pro.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 119 degree(s) -
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) 5-piece lens Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has higher resolution third camera than Realme 5 Pro.
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) Potrait camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 6 portrait styles Field of view, distortion correction
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (4th Camera) 4cm macro photography -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Realme 5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Surface Duo 2.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
HDR Mode (Front) AI HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) AI Beauty -
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4035 mAh 4449 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has larger battery capacity than Realme 5 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology VOOC Flash Charge technology 3.0 - Realme 5 Pro has fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1680 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1680 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR Realme 5 Pro 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 ColorOS 6 realme edition (based on Android 9) Android 11
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC - Yes Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTX, OTA, MID, TWS, RTTL
Supported Digital Video Standards - 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 Realme 5 Pro Microsoft Surface Duo 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor Hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor, dual proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features HyperBoost 2.0, AI Cooling MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual battery, Full Duplex communication, dual microphones with AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation
OTHERS Realme 5 Pro 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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