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| Global Score | |
| 53.9 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1 | Windows 10 |
| 2013-02-25 | 2018-08-02 |
| 7.73 x 4.73 x 0.41 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2420 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Saltwell (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4270mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go has an overall score of 66.5, which is much better than the Asus Fonepad's global score of 53.9. Although the Microsoft Surface Go is notably heavier than Asus Fonepad, it's thinner and also incredibly newer. Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS, and Asus Fonepad comes with Android 4.1 OS.
The Asus Fonepad has a slightly better display than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a much smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280px, they both have the same screen density. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a superior processing unit than Asus Fonepad, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Microsoft Surface Go shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Asus Fonepad, because it has a lot more MP camera. Microsoft Surface Go features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus Fonepad, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Asus Fonepad has a much longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Microsoft Surface Go is way more expensive than Asus Fonepad, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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