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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ vs. Surface Duo: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ and Surface Duo specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ is better than Surface Duo.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Duo. It supports up to 16GB versus 6GB of system memory on the Surface Duo.

Max system memory size

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺

16 GB

Surface Duo

6 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ has a 13.3-inch screen size 64% larger than the 8.1-inch Surface Duo.

Display size

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺

13.3-inch

Surface Duo

8.1-inch

Surface Duo Pros

Reasons that Surface Duo is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.

Surface Duo weighed 0.55 pounds, 80% lighter than the 2.62 pounds Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.

Weight	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Pound	2.62 lbs.	0.55 lbs.
Kilogram	1.19 kg	0.25 kg

Prices

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

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ Price
	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13.3” Laptop\|QLED Display and Intel Core i7 Processor\|8GB Memory\|512GB SSD\|Long Battery Life and Bluetooth-Enabled S Pen\|(NP930QCG-K01US),Royal Blue By SAMSUNG $1,299.00	See at Amazon
	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha 13.3-inch FHD Touch 512GB SSD 1.8GHz i7 2-in-1 Laptop (12GB RAM, Quad-Core i7-10510U, 360 Flip-and-Fold Design, Windows 10 NP730QCJ-K02US (Renewed) By SAMSUNG $844.50 $979.99 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	SAMSUNG - Galaxy Book Flex2 Alpha 13.3" QLED Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7-1165G7-16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Mystic Black By SAMSUNG $900.00	See at Amazon
Surface Duo Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB AT&T Locked, Glacier (Renewed) By Microsoft $389.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft 8WV-00001 Surface Slim Pen 2, Black (8WV00001) By Microsoft $99.95 $129.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo Bumper 2 - Tangerine By Microsoft $18.95 $39.99 53% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	-	Introduced: Microsoft October Event (October 2, 2019) Pre-ordered: August 12, 2020 Released: September 10, 2020
Pricing	$849.99 - i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $999.99 - i7 \| 12GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	$1,399 - 128 GB $1,499 - 256 GB

Exterior	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Dimensions	12.00" x 7.95" x 0.55" (304.9 x 202.0 x 13.9 mm)	7.35 x 5.71 x 0.18 (186.9 mm x 145.2 mm x 4.8 mm) Open 3.67 x 5.71 x 0.38 (93.3 mm x 145.2 mm x 9.9 mm) Closed
Weight	2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)	0.55 lbs (250 g)
Colors	Royal Silver	Glacier
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard. Precise Touchpad Clickable touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.	-

Display	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Size	13.3 Inches	8.1 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Panel Type: QLED	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.1” AMOLED, 2700x1800 (3:2), 401 PPI Single PixelSense™ Display: 5.6” AMOLED, 1800x1350 (4:3), 401 PPI Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Ports	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Supports DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.0 1 x HDMI video out port 1 x MicroSDXC card reader (up to 2TB) 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo 1 x Power port	Image Source: Microsoft Right (1) 1 x nanoSIM card slot Bottom (1) 1 x USB-C

Internal Specs	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots Onboard Memory Memory Configurations Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Memory Speed: 3733 MHz	6GB DRAM
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD	128GB 256GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage

Connectivity	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)	WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth® v 5.0	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	-	LTE: 4x4 MIMO, Cat.18 DL / Cat 5 UL, 5CA, LAA. Up to 1.2Gbps Download / Up to 150Mbps Upload Bands Supported: FDD-LTE: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14,19,20,25,26,28,29,30,66 TD-LTE: 38,39,40,41,46 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS One eSIM and one Nano SIM Note: AT&T locked device will not support eSIM

Battery	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Size	54 Wh	3577 mAh
Battery Life	18.5 hours	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 10 days of Standby Time Up to 27 hours of Talk Time
Power Supply	65W Power Adapter	18W USB-C PD charger

Software	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Android™ 10 3-years of software updates.
Built-in Apps	Link Sharing Live Message Live Wallpaper McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial) Samsung Gallery Quick Search Samsung DeX Samsung Flow Samsung Notes Samsung Recovery Samsung Settings Studio Plus Samsung Update teamPL	Microsoft built-in applications: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office Lens, PDF Reader, and more Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Teams Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft Edge Microsoft OneNote Microsoft To Do Microsoft News Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Solitaire Collection Surface Audio Microsoft Surface Duo UI core features: Dual screen windowing Adaptive modes App Groups Microsoft 365 Feed Dynamic dock Universal Search Adaptive Camera Microsoft SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Google Search Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Maps Chrome Gmail YouTube YouTube Music Contacts Messages Phone Files Clock Calculator Sound recorder Spotify (Unlocked) HBO MAX (AT&T) AT&T TV (AT&T) My AT&T (AT&T) Call Protect (AT&T) Amazon Shopping (AT&T) NBA (AT&T)

Camera & Audio	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Camera	HD front-facing camera	Adaptive camera 11MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm, PDAF and 84.0° diagonal FOV optimized with AI for front and rear Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Super-resolution zoom, and super zoom up to 7x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control Panorama mode Burst mode Video recording: 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Gyro-based digital video stabilization Video Conferencing Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps High CRI LED Flash for both front and world facing photo and video scenarios
Audio	Stereo Speakers (1.5 W x 2) Internal Digital Mic	Mono speaker Dual Mic noise suppression and echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive

Misc	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
Inking	Supports Active Pen(sold separately)	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 magnetic storage
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor
Security	TPM Fingerprint Reader	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader (1:100K FAR <3% FRR) Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator
In the box	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13 AC adapter (wall mount) Quickstart Guide (paper) Ejection pin S Pen nib Tweezers	Surface Duo Surface Duo Bumper (Color: Glacier) Surface Duo USB-C® Power Supply (18w) Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool
Warranty	1-year limited warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass

Key Features	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Duo
At Glance	Released in Late 2020 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.62 lb 1.19 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2020 3:2 2.7K 8.1” 1800p 60Hz Weight 0.55 lb 0.25 kg Powered By Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 8C/8T, 2.84 GHz With integrated Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU 585 MHz 6GB Memory