Microsoft Surface Go vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$550	$559

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches 245 x 175 x 8.3 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
18.41 oz / 522.0 g	17.39 oz / 493.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1600 MHz	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
8GB/128GB 4GB/64GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC
OS
Windows (10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
	8827 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329