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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 64.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Lenovo |
| Windows 10 | Windows 8.1 |
| 2018-08-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 15.49 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 273 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Intel Atom Z3770 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.20 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 |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is just a bit better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8, getting a general score of 66.5 against 64.2. The Microsoft Surface Go design is just a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Both of these tablets have Windows operating system, but Microsoft Surface Go has newer 10 version and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has Windows 8.1 version, giving a couple additional features.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with a little bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 2 more processing cores. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1920 x 1200px.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8's camera is very similar to Microsoft Surface Go's camera, both have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (Full HD) video quality. The Lenovo ThinkPad 8's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Microsoft Surface Go one, they have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8's battery performance is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Go one.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Microsoft Surface Go is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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