Introduction: Portable electronic devices (PEDs) such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets have become important tools in the medical field for monitoring, learning, and clinical diagnosis.The link between PEDs gadgets and high definition quality cameras with zoom enhances, illumination, and video recording allows their use as magnification devices for microsurgery training.Methods: To compare different portable electronic devices (PEDs) with the classical surgical magnification devices, we conducted two sets of experiments that evaluated the behavior of the field of view, magnification, and amplification at different working distances for the PEDs.In the evaluation of the image quality, four variables were characterized by PEDs, ending on each team at different working distances.Results: In the comparison between PEDs and loupes, it was found that there was superiority in terms of the amplification power of the PEDs; superiority was also observed for the field of view, except with PED 4 and PED 5, where there were no statistically significant differences.Conclusion: PEDs can be used as alternative means of magnification in microsurgery considering that they are superior to surgical loupes regarding the field of view and magnification, with characteristics having a behavior closer to the surgical microscopy settings.Also, considering their characteristics, they can be cheaper than loupes with better performance, besides greater accessibility in the market and plasticity compared to the classical magnification devices.