Microsoft Surface Go (Kaby Lake) vs iPad (A4)

Microsoft Surface Go (Kaby Lake) $400
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Pentium Gold 4415Y
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
HD 615 850MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
4GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10" LCD IPS 1800x1200 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Pentium Gold 4415Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 360
9%
GB6M 720
3%
N/A
0%
N/A
0%
HD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
256MB
LPDDR-400
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"
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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1800x1200
2.2 Million Pixels
216 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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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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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Features
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Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
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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
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
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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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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
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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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26.1Wh
3410mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8.5 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
522 g (18.41 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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