Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel 8th Gen)

Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) $500
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel 8th Gen) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
Pentium Gold 4425Y
CPU
Core i5-8250U
GPU
UHD 615 850MHz
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
128GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736x1824 Touch
Pentium Gold 4425Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 425
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GB6M 850
3%
GB6S 1,100
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GB6M 3,400
13%
UHD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8 Tabs
2%
24 Tabs
5%
64GB
128GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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12.3"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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450 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
2736x1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Facial
Facial
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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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
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
44W
15.00V
2.58A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
24Wh
3133mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45Wh
5945mAh
7.57V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, 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
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
8.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
784 g (27.65 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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