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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Windows 10 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2018-08-02 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | -- |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a score of 66.5, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro's overall score of 63.2. Microsoft Surface Go's design is newer, incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro. Both of these tablets come with Windows OS (Operating System), but the Microsoft Surface Go has the older 10 version and Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro version.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a little bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a bit worse pixel quantity in each screen inch, it also counts with a bit larger screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro's storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Go one, both have equal internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Pro also counts with an additional GPU. The Microsoft Surface Go and the Microsoft Surface Pro feature quite similar batteries.
Microsoft Surface Go captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Microsoft Surface Go not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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