Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2015-07-15 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 4 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.92 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go has an overall score of 66.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation's 65.6 global score. Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS, while Apple iPod touch 6th generation comes with iOS 12.x OS. Microsoft Surface Go's construction is incredibly newer than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation's, although it is way thicker and a lot heavier.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lot worse 640 x 1136 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixel amount per inch in the screen. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation and Microsoft Surface Go both feature very similar memory for games and applications, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Go has just a little better performance than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have 2 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also has a higher amount of RAM. The iPod touch 6th generation shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The iPod touch 6th generation features a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
The Microsoft Surface Go is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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