Lenovo Tab 2 A8 vs Microsoft Surface Go

  • Lenovo Tab 2 A8 was first released on 06/01/2015. It is available in Pearl White, Ebony, Midnight Blue, Neon Pink. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Lenovo is powered by a non-removable battery of 4290mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 is the MediaTek MT8161 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 1GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Tab 2 A8 on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 8GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 32GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 125.00 x 210.00 x 8.90 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 360.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Microsoft Surface Go was first released on 07/01/2018. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 10 inches with a resolution of 1800x1200 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Microsoft Surface Go is the Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 8GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Surface Go on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 128GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 245.00 x 175.00 x 8.30 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 522.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Microsoft Surface Go include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

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Well-designed and extremely portable

Flexibility of Windows

Excellent display

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Underwhelming battery life

Not great as a pure tablet

Model
Tab 2 A8
Surface Go
Price
$108
$456
Release date
June 2015
July 2018
Form factor
-
Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)
125.00 x 210.00 x 8.90
245.00 x 175.00 x 8.30
Weight (g)
360.00
522.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
4290
-
Colours
Pearl White, Ebony, Midnight Blue, Neon Pink
-
Screen size (inches)
8
10
Touchscreen
Resolution
1280x720 pixels
1800x1200 pixels
Processor
1.3GHz quad-core
1.6GHz dual-core
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
32
-
Rear camera
5-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
5-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.10
USB OTG
No
-
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope