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Microsoft Surface Go vs Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Go	Samsung Galaxy M31
Released · Aug 02, 2018	Released · Mar 05, 2020
10.0-inch	6.4-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
8GB · 128GB	6GB · 64GB
	6000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018	Feb 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$550	€240

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches 245 x 175 x 8.3 mm	6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
18.41 oz (522.0 g)	6.74 oz (191.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Blue, Black, Red

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.97% screen-to-body
Type
	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1600 MHz	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
8GB/128GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Windows (10)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


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

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Microsoft Surface Go Specs	Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs