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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 14 | Windows 10 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2018-08-02 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 290 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go has a global score of 66.5, which is slightly better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's overall score of 61.1. Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS, and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 works with Android 14 OS. Although Microsoft Surface Go is much older and noticeably thicker than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's construction is still just a bit lighter.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a very superior processor than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much more vibrant display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a bigger display, a lot better resolution of 1920 x 3000px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 13 mega pixels resolution. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Microsoft Surface Go not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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