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Surface Duo 2 vs. Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen): Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Duo 2 and Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Duo 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Duo 2 is better than Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen).

Surface Duo 2 weighed 0.62 pounds, 90% lighter than the 5.95 pounds Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen).

Weight	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Pound	0.62 lbs.	5.95 lbs.
Kilogram	0.28 kg	2.70 kg

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) Pros

Reasons that Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) is better than Surface Duo 2.

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Duo 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Duo 2.

Max system memory size

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)

64 GB

Surface Duo 2

8 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 80W TGP vs. integrated

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen) has a 17.3-inch screen size 108% larger than the 8.3-inch Surface Duo 2.

Display size

Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)

17.3-inch

Surface Duo 2

8.3-inch

Prices

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

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
Gigabyte Aorus 17G 11800H Price
	GIGABYTE AORUS 17: 17.3" Thin Bezel QHD 2560x1440 240Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, Intel Core i7-13700H, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Win11 Home (AORUS 17 BSF-73US654SH),Black By GIGABYTE $1,654.01 $1,749.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX V2 (AM5/ LGA 1718/ AMD/ B650/ ATX/ 5-Year Warranty/ DDR5/ Triple M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Gen2X2 Type-C/WiFi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/EZ-Latch/Motherboard) By GIGABYTE $199.99 $229.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite X AX (LGA 1700/ Intel/ Z790 X/ATX/ DDR5/ 4* M.2/ PCIe 5.0/ USB 3.2 Type-C/Wi-Fi 6E/ 2.5GbE LAN/Q-Flash Plus/EZ-Latch Plus/Motherboard) By GIGABYTE $239.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 21, 2021	Announced on May 11, 2021.
Pricing	$1,499 8GB 128 GB $1,599 8GB 256 GB $1,799 8GB 512 GB Obsidian only.	-

Exterior	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Dimensions	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	15.9” x 10.8” x 1.0” (405 x 276 x 26 mm)
Weight	0.62 lbs (284 g)	5.95 Ib (2.7 kg)
Colors	Obsidian Glacier	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	-	AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key Mechanical Keyboard with OMRON Gaming Switch N-Key Rollover 2.5mm key travel

Display	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Size	8.3 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	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™	17.3” FHD with 300Hz 1920 x 1080 127 PPI 16:9 IPS 72% NTSC X-Rite Pantone® 300Hz Anti-Glare thin bezel

Ports	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2. 1 x SIM card slot	Left 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 2.5G Gigabit Ethernet port. 1 x SD Card Reader Full-size SD Card Reader with UHS-II support. 1 x Headphone Jack Standard 3.5mm jack. 1 x Microphone Jack Standard 3.5mm jack. Right 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps). 1 x USB-C Supports Thunderbolt™ 4 (40 Gbps). 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports 8K@60Hz or 4K@120Hz. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 Supports 8K@60Hz or 4K@240Hz. 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Processor	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8GB DRAM LPDDR5 memory	Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Configurations: 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6 GDDR6 TGP: 90W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 1163 → 1530 MHz Resizable BAR NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8 GDDR6 TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1290 MHz Resizable BAR NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 8 GDDR6 TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1245 MHz Resizable BAR NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 16 GDDR6 TGP: 80W Config: 10W Dynamic Boost: 15W Max Power: 115W Speed: 780 → 1245 MHz Resizable BAR
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage	1 x M.2 2280 slot Supports NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x4 and SATA. 1 x M.2 2280 slot Supports NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4.

Connectivity	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz)	Intel® AX200 Wireless Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	-	REALTEK RTL8125-BG 2.5G Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.
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	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
Size	4,449 mAh Typical dual battery capacity. 4,340 mAh Minimum dual battery capacity.	99Wh Li Polymer Battery
Battery Life	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 28 hours of Talk Time	Up to 7 hours of battery life.
Power Supply	23W USB-C PD charger Supports Fast Charging.	230W Power Adapter

Software	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
OS	Android™ 11 3-years of software updates.	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	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	AORUS Fusion Lighting Setting Software

Camera & Audio	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
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	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Built-in Camera Shutter
Audio	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	2 x 2W Stereo Speakers DTS:X® Ultra Audio technology Built-in microphone

Misc	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
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	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Dual Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor	-
Security	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader with enterprise-grade security Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator	Firmware-based TPM Supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT).
In the box	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	Aorus 17G Laptop Power Adapter + Power Cord Quick Start Guide Warranty Guide SSD Thermal Pad
Warranty	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	Surface Duo 2	Gigabyte Aorus 17G (Intel 11th Gen)
At Glance	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	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 300Hz Weight 5.95 lb 2.70 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-11800H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,466 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,908 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 80W TGP