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In this work we have presented perhaps the first detailed experimental and theoretical (computer simulation) description of response of continuous and hollow microgels to the increase of particle concentration in suspension. We have compared the behavior of three alike systems: suspension of continuous microgels, suspension of continuous microgels with small fraction of hollow microgels and suspension of hollow microgels. We characterized our systems directly at the single-particle level. We investigate morphology of the microgels: their sizes, density profiles, inertia tensor, and relative shape anisotropy. Besides that, we have focused on the description of the arrangement of the particles and symmetry in the suspensions in the high-concentration regimes.