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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Microsoft |
| Windows 8 | Windows 10 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2018-08-02 |
| 10.18 x 6.60 x 0.35 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 105.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 155 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a score of 66.5, which is much better than the Acer Iconia W510's 57.5 global score. The Microsoft Surface Go is a notably newer tablet, and it is also a little thinner and lighter than Acer Iconia W510. Both of these devices use Windows OS (operating system), but the Microsoft Surface Go has a newer 10 version and Acer Iconia W510 has Windows 8 version, so it gives you a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
The Acer Iconia W510 features just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Acer Iconia W510 also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Microsoft Surface Go features a little bit better looking display than Acer Iconia W510, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels count per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1800 x 1200.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Acer Iconia W510, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Acer Iconia W510 counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go features a bit better camera than Acer Iconia W510. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a 8 mega-pixels camera.
Although Microsoft Surface Go is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Acer Iconia W510, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Acer Iconia W510. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Microsoft Surface Go, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Acer Iconia W510, letting go a couple specifications.
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