Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Windows 10 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 505.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 132 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is just a bit better than the Apple iPad 2, getting a general score of 66.5 against 62.1. Microsoft Surface Go's design is way newer, somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Apple iPad 2. The Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS, while Apple iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS.
The Microsoft Surface Go has just a bit better hardware performance than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also counts with more RAM. The Microsoft Surface Go features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1800 x 1200, a quite bigger display and a lot higher quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Apple iPad 2, because it has more internal storage. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a slightly better camera than iPad 2, because it has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a way better 8 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The iPad 2 has a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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