Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) vs iPad 2 (A5, Early 2011)

Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) $400
iPad 2 (A5, Early 2011) $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 1920×1280 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch

FP32

  • 25.86x faster vs iPad 2 (A5, Early 2011)
  • 96% slower vs Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)
Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) - 331 GFLOPS FP32
x25.86
iPad 2 (A5, Early 2011) - 12.8 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 6500Y vs A5 (iPad) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
4 FPS 1080p
3%
331 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
12.8 GFLOPS FP32
0%
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz vs PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5 Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
512MB
LPDDR2-800
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
16GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
10.5"
LCD IPS
9.7"
LCD IPS
10.5"
9.7"
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
Brightness
400 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1920×1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
1920×1280
1024×768
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
-
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
1920×1280
1024×768
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
Main
0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
1x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
-
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
-
-
Features
Autofocus
Video Stabilization
-
Features
-
-
Photo Geotagging
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
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Location
-
Compass
Location
iBeacon
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
Data
1x Apple 30-pin
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
-
-
External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
-
-
USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
Surface Connect
-
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
-
USB-A
Removable Cable
-
28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 11 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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)
Weight
601 g (21.2 oz)
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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