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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold vs. Surface Duo 2: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and Surface Duo 2 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is better than Surface Duo 2.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold has a 13.3-inch screen size 60% larger than the 8.3-inch Surface Duo 2.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold

13.3-inch

Surface Duo 2

8.3-inch

Surface Duo 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Duo 2 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

2021 vs. 2020

Surface Duo 2 weighed 0.62 pounds, 72% lighter than the 2.2 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Pound	2.2 lbs.	0.62 lbs.
Kilogram	1.00 kg	0.28 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and Surface Duo 2.

Both laptops supports up to 8GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold

8 GB

Surface Duo 2

8 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold 20RK000PUS Tablet - 13.3" QXGA - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 10 Home 64-bit - Black - Intel SoC - Intel Core i5 i5-L16G7 Penta-core (5 Core) 1.40 GHz - 2048 x 1536 - 5 By Lenovo $1,399.00	See at Amazon
	LENOVO ThinkPad L380 Yoga 13.3" FHD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop with Pen, Intel Core i5-8250, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader with Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Windows10 Pro (Renewed) By LENOVO $299.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 21HQ0007US 14" Touchscreen Convertible 2 in 1 Notebook - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-1355U Deca-core (10 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM By Lenovo $1,474.25 $1,717.84 14% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Duo 2 Price
	Microsoft 8WV-00001 Surface Slim Pen 2, Black (8WV00001) By Microsoft $99.95 $129.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,491.00 $2,699.99 45% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Wifi + LTE - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $279.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Unveiled at CES 2020 Announced on September 29, 2020. Available for order on September 29, 2020.	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 21, 2021
Pricing	Starting at $2,499.	$1,499 8GB 128 GB $1,599 8GB 256 GB $1,799 8GB 512 GB Obsidian only.

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Dimensions	Folded: 6.23" x 9.29" x 1.09" (27.8mm x 158.2mm x 236mm) Unfolded: 11.79” x 9.29” x 0.45” (11.5mm x 299.4mm x 236mm)	7.26 x 5.71 x 0.21 (184.5 mm x 145.2 mm x 5.50 mm) Open 3.62 x 5.71 x 0.43 (92.1 mm x 145.2 mm x 11.0 mm) Closed
Weight	Starting at 2.2 lbs (0.99 kg)	0.62 lbs (284 g)
Colors	Authentic black leather folio cover	Obsidian Glacier
Keyboard and Trackpad	Optional Lenovo Fold Mini Keyboard Bluetooth and wirelessly charged.	-

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Size	13.3 Inches	8.3 Inches
Info	13.3” Touch 2K (2048 x 1536) Flexible QXGA OLED, 4:3, 300nit, DCI-P3 95% Touch with Dolby® Vision™.	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.3” AMOLED, 2688x1892 Single PixelSense™ Screen: 5.8” AMOLED 1344x1892 (13:9) 401 PPI HDR Wide color 100% SRGB, DCI-P3 Dual displays with 90Hz adaptive refresh rate 800 nits max brightness Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 port can be used as DisplayPort. (1 can be used as DP). Optional nano-SIM slot	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2. 1 x SIM card slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology 5 cores, 5 threads, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 7W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors 64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU
Memory	8GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.	8GB DRAM LPDDR5 memory
Storage	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD	128GB 256GB 512GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ 802.11AX (2 x 2) Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
More	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband CAT20 (5G/LTE).	NFC for payments and provisioning 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 DL 64 QAM up to 6 Gbps, 8xDL CA (800MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 UL 64 QAM, 2xUL CA (200MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave) Bands: n257, n260, n261 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 DL 256 QAM up to 3.2 Gbps, 2xDL CA (TDD+TDD), 4x4 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 UL 256 QAM 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6) Bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n25, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 Gigabit LTE - A Pro Release 15 with 4x4 MIMO and LAA LTE DL Cat 20, 256 QAM up to 2Gbps, 5xDL CA LTE UL Cat 13, 64 QAM Contiguous 2X ULCA LTE Bands: 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 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Size	50 Wh	4,449 mAh Typical dual battery capacity. 4,340 mAh Minimum dual battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 8.5 hours Tested with MobileMark 2014. Up to 10.4 hours Video Playback.	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 28 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	Premium Slim 65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	23W USB-C PD charger Supports Fast Charging.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
OS	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Windows 10 Home 64-bit	Android™ 11 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft built-in applications: Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Microsoft Edge Microsoft Lens - PDF Scanner Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Start Microsoft Teams Microsoft To Do Surface Tips Xbox Game Pass Microsoft Surface Duo 2 UI core features: App Groups Dual screen windowing Dynamic Dock Dynamic Triple-Lens Camera Microsoft 365 Feed Span apps automatically Surface Duo Glance Bar SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Universal Search Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Calculator Chrome Clock Contacts Files Gmail Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Maps Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Search Messages Phone Sound recorder YouTube YouTube Music

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Camera	Front-facing camera 5MP camera. Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello	Dynamic triple-lens rear-facing camera: Wide 12MP f/1.7 aperture 27 mm 1.4µm dual pixel PDAF OIS Telephoto 12MP f/2.4 aperture 51 mm 1.0µm PDAF OIS 2X optical zoom Ultra-Wide 16MP f/2.2 aperture 13 mm 1.0µm 110o diagonal field of view with distortion correction Front-facing Camera: 12MP f/2.0 24 mm 1.0µm Dual color LED flash Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Dedicated night photography mode Smooth Zoom between all 3 Rear Facing Camera combined with digital super zoom up to 10x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control. Portrait mode supported for wide and tele camera. Machine learning used for portrait mode Panorama mode with wide dynamic range Capture short video during photo capture with a long press Capture photos during video recording Video recording: HDR Video 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps Slow-motion video at 120 or 240fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree Microphones	Stereo speakers Dual Mic AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode, receiver, and LRA Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm^® aptX™ Classic, HD and TWS Hearing aid compatibility: M4/T3 Wake on Voice using Google Assistant

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
Inking	-	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	IR Camera Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Dual Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 IR camera	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader with enterprise-grade security Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Fold Premium Slim USB-C 65W AC adapter 50Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide Lenovo Mod Pen (Optional / Select models) Lenovo Mini Bluetooth Keyboard (Optional / Select models)	Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo 2 (Color: Glacier or Obsidian) Surface Duo 2 USB-C Cable Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool
Warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Video Playback Formats: MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265(HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, 3G2, AVI, FLV, TS/M2TS, MKV, WEBM, 3GP/MPEG-4,HEIC/HEIF,ASF/WMV, MOV Wireless Chromecast and Miracast support Wired: DisplayPort over USB-C®. Supports video out when connecting via HDMI Adapter7 4K video out over USB-C when connecting via DisplayPort cable or HDMI Adaptor to an external monitor Wireless dependent on the TV/monitor support.

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Duo 2
At Glance	Released in 2020 4:3 2K 13.3” 1536p 60Hz Weight 2.2 lb 1.00 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-L16G7 5C/5T, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 773 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,703 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors 64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz 8GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2021 13:9 2.6K 8.3” 1892p 90Hz ARR Weight 0.62 lb 0.28 kg Powered By Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8C/8T, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz With integrated Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU 8GB LPDDR5 Memory