Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) vs iPad Air 4 (A14)

Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) $500
iPad Air 4 (A14) $599
Base Price
$500
Base Price
$599
CPU
Pentium Gold 4425Y
CPU
A14 Bionic+
GPU
UHD 615 850MHz
GPU
4-Core A14+
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
Pentium Gold 4425Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
A14 Bionic+
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
GB6S 425
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GB6M 850
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GB6S 2,075
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GB6M 5,055
21%
UHD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
4-Core A14+
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
2000MHz
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.02 TFLOPS
2%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8 Tabs
2%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
64GB
58 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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10.9"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 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
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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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
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Facial
Fingerprint
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7480
4G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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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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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
20W
9.00V
2.22A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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24Wh
3133mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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28.6Wh
7606mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 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
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
458 g (16.16 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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