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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Acer |
| Windows 10 | Windows 8.1 |
| 2018-08-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.58 x 5.31 x 0.39 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 385.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Intel Atom Z3740 (Quad-Core 1333 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4960mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is better than the Acer Iconia W4, getting a score of 66.5 against 59.3. Microsoft Surface Go's body is heavier but somewhat thinner than the Acer Iconia W4. Both devices in our current comparison work with Windows operating system, but the Microsoft Surface Go has 10 version while Acer Iconia W4 has Windows 8.1 version.
Acer Iconia W4 counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a lot worse resolution of 800 x 1280, a lot smaller screen and a little bit less pixels per screen inch. Microsoft Surface Go has a bit better hardware performance than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Acer Iconia W4 features a little bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a way lower resolution camera in the back. The Microsoft Surface Go features much more storage to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia W4, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Acer Iconia W4 counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one.
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