Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) vs Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N)

Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) $400
Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N) $580
Base Price
$400
Base Price
$580
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU
N200
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
GPU
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
N200
4 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 850
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GB6M 1,700
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GB6S 1,305
32%
GB6M 2,610
10%
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
Shared Memory
900MHz
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
750MHz
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR5-4800
8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
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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10.5"
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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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 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
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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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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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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Facial
Facial
2
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
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 5.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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Location
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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 UHS-I
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 12.5 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
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
521 g (18.38 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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