Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Windows 10 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2018-08-02 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 326 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a global score of 66.5, which is a little bit better than iPod touch 6th generation's 65.6 score. Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system, while iPod touch 6th generation comes with iOS 12.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface Go body is noticeably newer, but way thicker and way heavier than iPod touch 6th generation.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a better looking display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a way smaller screen and a much lower 640 x 1136px resolution, it also counts with a lot higher screen pixels density. Microsoft Surface Go has a bit superior CPU than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have 2 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also has more RAM memory.
The iPod touch 6th generation shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality. Microsoft Surface Go has as much memory capacity for apps and games as iPod touch 6th generation, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, making this tablet a simple decision.
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