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Microsoft Surface Go 4GB 64GB vs. Apple iPad 10.2" 32GB (8th Generation) + 8
Built-in camera
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Front camera
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Effective pixels front camera
5 megapixels
1.2 megapixels
1.2 megapixels
7 megapixels
7 megapixels
5 megapixels
1.2 megapixels
5 megapixels
5 megapixels
8 megapixels
Camera features
Autofocus
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging, Built-in flash/lamp
Autofocus, Integrated geotagging
Autofocus
Autofocus, Built-in flash/lamp
Effective pixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
12 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
8.0 megapixels
13 megapixels
Number of cameras
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
Video recording
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
30 fps
Maximum resolution (video)
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
3840x2160 (4K Ultra HD) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
1920x1080 (HD 1080) pixels
2G (GSM)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
3G (UMTS)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
4G (LTE)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
5G (NR)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth version
4.1
4.2
4.2
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.2
5.0
5.0
5.0
Built-in navigation system
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Type of navigation system
GPS
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wireless networking standard
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5), 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Streaming standards
Miracast, Google Cast/Chromecast
Google Cast/Chromecast
Data connector
USB
Lightning
Lightning
Lightning
USB
USB
Lightning
USB
USB
USB
Type of USB connector
USB (Type C)
USB (Type C)
USB (Type C)
USB (Type C)
USB (Type C)
USB (Type C)
USB (total)
1
1
1
1
1
1
USB 2.0
0
1
1
0
0
USB 3 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
1
0
0
0
1
USB 3 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
0
0
0
1
0
HDMI
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Keyboard included
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Other connectors
Headphone output
Headphone output
Headphone output
Headphone output
Microphone input, Headphone output
Headphone output
Headphone output
Headphone output
Colour
Black, Silver, Blue, White
Black, Silver, Grey, Yellow, Gold, Pink
Silver, Grey, Yellow, Gold, Pink
Black, Silver, White, Grey, Yellow, Gold
Silver, Blue, Green, Grey, Yellow, Gold, Pink
Black, Silver, White, Grey, Yellow, Gold
Silver, White, Grey, Yellow, Gold
Blue, Grey, Pink
Black, Silver, White, Grey, Yellow, Gold
Black, Silver, Brown, Bronze
Dimensions (WxHxD)
Depth
8.3 mm
7.5 mm
7.5 mm
6.1 mm
6.1 mm
7.5 mm
7.5 mm
7 mm
7 mm
6.3 mm
Height
175 mm
250.6 mm
250.6 mm
203.2 mm
178.5 mm
245.2 mm
250.6 mm
244.5 mm
157.4 mm
165.3 mm
Width
245 mm
174.1 mm
174.1 mm
134.8 mm
247.6 mm
149.4 mm
174.1 mm
154.3 mm
247.6 mm
253.8 mm
Product weight
522 g
490 g
490 g
300.5 g
458 g
480 g
483 g
465 g
476 g
498 g
Features
Dockable, Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Face scanner
Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Fingerprint reader
Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Fingerprint reader
Dockable, Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Supports NFC, Fingerprint reader
Dockable, Supports NFC, Fingerprint reader
Dockable, Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Fingerprint reader
Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Face scanner
Stylus pen support (Active Digitizer), Supports NFC, Fingerprint reader
Aspect ratio
15:10
4:3
4:3
4:3
16:10
4:3
15:9
16:10
16:10
Display features
Scratch resistant display
Scratch resistant display
Scratch resistant display
Scratch resistant display
Scratch resistant display
Scratch resistant display
120Hz refresh rate
Display technology
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
LCD
Panel type
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
IPS (TFT)
Pixel density
216 PPI
264 PPI
264 PPI
326 PPI
264 PPI
224 PPI
264 PPI
224 PPI
224 PPI
276 PPI
Screen resolution (HxV)
1800x1200 pixels
2160x1620 pixels
2160x1620 pixels
2048x1536 pixels
1640x2360 pixels
1920x1200 pixels
2160x1620 pixels
2000x1200 pixels
2000x1200 pixels
2560x1600 pixels
Screen size
10 inches
10.2 inches
10.2 inches
7.9 inches
10.9 inches
10.1 inches
10.2 inches
10.4 inches
10.4 inches
11 inches
RAM size
4 GB
3 GB
3 GB
3 GB
2 GB
3 GB
4 GB
3 GB
6 GB
Type of memory
DDR3
DDR4
DDR4
DDR4
DDR
Release year
2018
2020
2020
2019
2020
2019
2019
2020
2020
2020
Battery capacity
5124 mAh
6150 mAh
8827 mAh
7040 mAh
7040 mAh
8000 mAh
Battery life (running)
9 h
10 h
10 h
10 h
10 h
13 h
10 h
12 h
15 h
Battery type
Li-Ion
Li-polymer
Li-polymer
Li-polymer
Li-polymer
Li-Ion
Li-polymer
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Graphics processor (GPU)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Graphics processor type
Intel HD Graphics 615
ARM Mali-G71 MP2
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
ARM Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 650
Processor core type
2 (Dual) Core
6 (Hexa) Core
6 (Hexa) Core
6 (Hexa) Core
6 (Hexa) Core
8 (Octa) Core
4 (Quad) Core
8 (Octa) Core
8 (Octa) Core
8 (Octa) Core
Processor speed
1.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
1.8 GHz
2.34 GHz
2.3 GHz
2 GHz
3 GHz
SoC/CPU (System on Chip)
Intel Pentium 4415Y
Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A12 Bionic
Apple A14 Bionic
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa (7904)
Apple A10 Fusion
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa (9611)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB
32/64-bit OS
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
64-bit
Operating system (latest version)
Internal storage space (size)
64 GB
32 GB
128 GB
64 GB
64 GB
32 GB
32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
128 GB
Internal storage space (type)
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Flash memory/SSD
Memory card reader
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compatible memory cards
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Maximum memory card size
1TB
1TB
1TB