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2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) vs. Surface Duo 2: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) and Surface Duo 2 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) Pros

Reasons that 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) is better than Surface Duo 2.

The 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Duo 2. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Duo 2.

Max system memory size

2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)

16 GB

Surface Duo 2

8 GB

The 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) has a 13.3-inch screen size 60% larger than the 8.3-inch Surface Duo 2.

Display size

2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)

13.3-inch

Surface Duo 2

8.3-inch

Surface Duo 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Duo 2 is better than 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3).

2021 vs. 2020

Surface Duo 2 weighed 0.62 pounds, 80% lighter than the 3.1 pounds 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3).

Weight	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Pound	3.1 lbs.	0.62 lbs.
Kilogram	1.41 kg	0.28 kg

Prices

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

2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) Price
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $680.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $625.00 $674.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 (13 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $699.80 $899.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Duo 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $999.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB AT&T Locked, Glacier (Renewed) By Microsoft $389.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo Bumper 2 - Tangerine By Microsoft $18.95 $39.99 53% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on May 4th, 2020 Available on May 4th, 2020	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 21, 2021
Pricing	$1,299 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	$1,499 8GB 128 GB $1,599 8GB 256 GB $1,799 8GB 512 GB Obsidian only.
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2015 MacBook Pro 13 Retina	-

Exterior	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Dimensions	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.61 inch (1.56 cm)	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 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)	0.62 lbs (284 g)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Obsidian Glacier
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	-

Display	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Size	13.3 Inches	8.3 Inches
Info	Retina display 13.3‑inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology 2560‑by‑1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	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	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Image Source: Apple Left (2) Image Source: Apple 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (1) Image Source: Apple 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2. 1 x SIM card slot

Internal Specs	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8257U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.40 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8557U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8257U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 645 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1050 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8557U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 645 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1150 MHz	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU
Memory	8GB configurable to 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	8GB DRAM LPDDR5 memory
Storage	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB or 2TB SSD	128GB 256GB 512GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
More	-	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	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Size	58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	4,449 mAh Typical dual battery capacity. 4,340 mAh Minimum dual battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 28 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	61W USB‑C Power Adapter	23W USB-C PD charger Supports Fast Charging.

Software	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Android™ 11 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	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	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	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	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5mm headphone jack	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	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	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	Touch ID sensor	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Dual Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	Touch ID sensor	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	13‑inch MacBook Pro 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	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	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	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	2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3)	Surface Duo 2
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.1 lb 1.41 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8557U 4C/8T, 1.70 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,018 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,804 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 645 48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	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