Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) vs iPad Air 5 (M1)
Surface Go 2
(Amber Lake)
$500
iPad Air 5
(M1)
$599
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Base Price
$500
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Base Price
$599
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CPU
Pentium Gold 4425Y
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CPU
M1 8C8G-FL
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GPU
UHD 615 850MHz
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GPU
8-Core M1-FL
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Memory
4GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
64GB
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Storage
64GB
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Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
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Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
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GB6S 425
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GB6M 850
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GB6S 2,380
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GB6M 7,935
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1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
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1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
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4GB
LPDDR3-1866
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8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
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64GB
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64GB
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58 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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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
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2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
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Touch
Capacitive
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Touch
Capacitive
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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
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
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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 60 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Features
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Burst Mode
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Facial
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Fingerprint
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
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Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
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Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
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SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Utility
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Adaptive Colour
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Location
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Location
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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External
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External
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24W
15.00V
1.60A
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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
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Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
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iPadOS
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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
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Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
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Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
461 g (16.26 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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