Microsoft Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) vs Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013)

Microsoft Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) $580
Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013) $450
Base Price (MSRP)
$580
Base Price (MSRP)
$450
CPU
N200
CPU
Tegra 4
GPU
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
GPU
Tegra 4
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
32GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch
CPU Image
N200
4 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Tegra 4
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
N200 vs Tegra 4 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Tegra 4
48 Shaders
672MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
384 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
64.51 GFLOPS FP32
0%
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12 vs Tegra 4 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-4800
2GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
32GB
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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10.6"
LCD IPS
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Area
50.9 in² (328.3 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
48 in² (309.8 cm²)
16:9 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
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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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Fully Laminated
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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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5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 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
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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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
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
Gobi 4000
4G
Speed
Up to 100Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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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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1x micro-HDMI 1.4
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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
24W
12.00V
2.00A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect 5-Pin
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12.5 Hours
Up to 10 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
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
8.9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
521 g (18.38 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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