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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 3.78 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 better than Xiaomi pad 5's global score of 57.7. Microsoft Surface Go's body is way older, thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Xiaomi pad 5. The Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system, and Xiaomi pad 5 counts with Android 12 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a lot better hardware performance than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has 6 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM. The Microsoft Surface Go has a bit better display than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1800 x 1200, a bit less pixels per inch of screen and a quite smaller screen.
The Xiaomi pad 5 captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way better (4K) video quality and a way higher resolution camera. Xiaomi pad 5's storage for applications and games is very similar to Microsoft Surface Go's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
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