Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) vs iPad 2 (A5)

Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) $400
iPad 2 (A5) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 850
21%
GB6M 1,700
6%
N/A
0%
N/A
0%
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
512MB
LPDDR2-800
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
16GB
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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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
1024x768
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
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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Main
0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 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
Front
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
1
2
1
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM6600
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
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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Location
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iBeacon
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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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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 11 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
241.2 mm (9.5 in)
Width
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
8.8 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
601 g (21.2 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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