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| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Verizon | Microsoft |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Windows 10 |
| 2016-11-10 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer 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 the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD's overall score of 57.6. The Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system, and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The Microsoft Surface Go is a newer device than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but it's a little thicker and much heavier.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a bit superior CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores (although slower). The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a slightly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
Microsoft Surface Go features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have a camera with an 8 megapixels resolution, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go costs a lot more than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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