Microsoft Surface Go vs Samsung Galaxy Book2 Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Go Samsung Galaxy Book2
Released · Aug 02, 2018
Released · Nov 02, 2018
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
12.0-inch · 1440x2160px
Single camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
6120 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018 Oct 18, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$550 $1000

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
11.32 x 7.89 x 0.3 inches
287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
18.41 oz / 522.0 g 28 oz / 794.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Colors
Silver Silver
Tablet dock
Dock Features: Backlit keyboard
Dock Features
Backlit keyboard

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body 12.0-inch, 74.41% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI 1440x2160px, 3:2 ratio, 216 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm) Snapdragon 850 SDM850 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1600 MHz
Hexa-core
2950 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Adreno 630
Memory
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Windows (10) Windows (10 S)

Battery

Type
6120 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p 4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, i
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

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