Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake, Mid 2020) vs iPad (A4, Early 2010)

Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake, Mid 2020) $500
iPad (A4, Early 2010) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Pentium Gold 4425Y
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
UHD 615 850MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
4GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch
CPU Image
Pentium Gold 4425Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 4425Y vs A4 (iPad) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
4 FPS 1080p
3%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
2 GFLOPS FP32
0%
UHD 615 850MHz vs PowerVR SGX535 A4 Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
256MB
LPDDR-400
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
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16GB
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58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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Area
50.9 in² (328.3 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
45.2 in² (291.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
68% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Capacitive
Touch
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Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
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1
2
No Microphones
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
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Gyroscope
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Gyroscope
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Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light (ALS)
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Location
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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24Wh
3133mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Width
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Depth
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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