Surface Duo vs. Intel MacBook Air: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Duo and Intel MacBook Air specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Duo Pros
Reasons that Surface Duo is better than Intel MacBook Air.
Surface Duo weighed 0.55 pounds, 81% lighter than the 2.8 pounds Intel MacBook Air.
Weight | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
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Pound | 0.55 lbs. | 2.8 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.25 kg | 1.27 kg |
Intel MacBook Air Pros
Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than Surface Duo.
Intel MacBook Air supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Duo. It supports up to 16GB versus 6GB of system memory on the Surface Duo.
Intel MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch screen size 64% larger than the 8.1-inch Surface Duo.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Surface Duo Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Duo 256GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $750.00 $1,094.99 32% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Duo 128GB AT&T Locked, Glacier By Microsoft $349.99 | ||
Microsoft 8WV-00001 Surface Slim Pen 2, Black (8WV00001) By Microsoft $83.89 $129.99 35% OFF | ||
Intel MacBook Air Price | ||
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $370.28 | ||
Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed) By Apple $467.08 | ||
2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $233.98 $289.99 19% OFF |
Availability | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Released | 2020 | 2020 |
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Exterior | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
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Weight | 0.55 lbs (250 g) | Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg) |
Colors | Glacier | Gold Space Gray Silver |
Keyboard and Trackpad | - | Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Size | 8.1 Inches | 13.3 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Right (1)
Bottom (1)
| Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for:
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Internal Specs | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
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Memory | 6GB DRAM | 8GB Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory |
Storage |
| 256GB 512GB Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Wi-Fi | WiFi-5 802.11ac (2.4/5GHz) |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology | Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
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Battery | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Size | 3577 mAh | 49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
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Power Supply |
| 30W USB‑C Power Adapter |
Software | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
OS | Android™ 10 3-years of software updates. | Shipped with macOS Catalina |
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 |
Camera & Audio | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
Camera |
| 720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Misc | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
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 magnetic storage | - |
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Warranty |
| Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ 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. |
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| Video Support
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Key Features | Surface Duo | Intel MacBook Air |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Duo, a 8.1-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 GPU (585 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air was introduced by Apple around the same year in early-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1060NG7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Duo has a 8.1-inch display which is way smaller than the 13.3-inch Intel MacBook Air. In addition, The Surface Duo weighs 0.55 lbs. about 409% lighter than the 2.8 lbs. Intel MacBook Air. Moreover, measured at 7.35” x 5.71” x 0.18”, the Surface Duo is much more portable than the Intel MacBook Air at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”.
Moving over to upgradability, you can't make any upgrades on both devices. All major components including memory and storage are soldered on to the motherboard. So make sure you get the specs that work best for your current and future workload.
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