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| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 | Windows 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 273 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go is just a bit better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8, with a 66.5 score against 64.2. The Microsoft Surface Go is a heavier but just a little thinner device than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Both devices we are comparing work with Windows OS, but the Microsoft Surface Go has 10 version and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has Windows 8.1, so it provides you a lot of extra features and a performance increase.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1920 x 1200 and more pixels per inch of display. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Microsoft Surface Go's camera is just as good as the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 one, both have the same resolution camera, the same video frame rates and the same video definition. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 and the Microsoft Surface Go have quite similar storage to install games and applications, and although the Microsoft Surface Go has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have equal internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Go has a battery performance that's very similar to Lenovo ThinkPad 8's battery life.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Microsoft Surface Go is also a bargain compared to others.
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