Microsoft Surface Go (Kaby Lake, Mid 2018) vs iPad 4 (A6X, Late 2012)
            Microsoft Surface Go
            (Kaby Lake, Mid 2018)
                $400
            
        
    
            iPad 4
            (A6X, Late 2012)
                $499
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $400 | Base Price (MSRP) $499 | 
| CPU Pentium Gold 4415Y  | CPU A6X  | 
| GPU HD 615 850MHz  | GPU PowerVR SGX554 MP4 A6X  | 
| Memory 4GB  | Memory 1GB  | 
| Storage 64GB  | Storage 16GB  | 
| Display 10" LCD IPS 1800×1200 Touch  | Display 9.7" LCD IPS 2048×1536 Touch  | 
| 4 FPS 1080p 3% 326 GFLOPS FP32 1% | N/A 0% 76.8 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 4GB LPDDR3-1866 | 1GB LPDDR2-1066 | 
| 8 Tabs 2% | Unknown # Tabs 0% | 
| 64GB - | 16GB - | 
| 58 min 4K Video 1% | Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
| - | - | 
| 10" LCD IPS - - | 9.7" LCD IPS - - | 
|  |  | 
| Area 46.2 in² (297.8 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 1800×1200 2.2 Million Pixels 216 PPI | Resolution 2048×1536 3.1 Million Pixels 264 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,400:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,000:1 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 | 
| Main 8.1MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size - - | Main 5.0MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.2" 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 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 - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max FPS 30 FPS 720p 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - - - | Features - - Autofocus - - HDR Photo - - - - Photo Geotagging - - | 
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Facial | No Biometrics | 
| 2 | 1 | 
| 2 | 1 | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X16 4G | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm MDM9615 4G | 
| Speed Up to 1000Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 150Mbps Download Up to 50Mbps 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 4.0 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - - | Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Data - - - - - - - 1x Lightning (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Audio 1x Audio Jack - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
| Card - 1x micro SDXC Card | - - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - | - | 
| External | External | 
| 24W 15.00V 1.60A | 12W 5.20V 2.40A | 
| - - - - - - - - - | USB-PD 2.40A 5V (12W) - - - - - - - | 
| Surface Connect - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | - USB-A - Removable Cable - | 
| 26.1Wh 3410mAh 7.66V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 43Wh 11560mAh 3.72V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 8.5 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 mm (9.5 in) Width 186 mm (7.3 in) Depth 9.4 mm (0.4 in) Volume 0.400 L | 
| Weight 522 g (18.41 oz) - - - - | Weight 652 g (23 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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