Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) vs Microsoft Surface Go

  • Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) was first released on 05/01/2017. It is available in Silver. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 12.3 inches with a resolution of 2736x1824 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is the Intel Core i5-7300U 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 Pro (2017) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 256GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 292.00 x 200.00 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 768.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) 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

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Extremely portable

High-quality screen

Flexible kickstand

Well-designed and extremely portable

Flexibility of Windows

Excellent display

Type Cover and Surface Pen cost a lot extra

Previous generation CPUs

Weak speakers

Limited connectivity

Underwhelming battery life

Not great as a pure tablet

Model
Surface Pro (2017)
Surface Go
Price
$2,163
$456
Release date
May 2017
July 2018
Form factor
-
Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)
292.00 x 200.00 x 8.50
245.00 x 175.00 x 8.30
Weight (g)
768.00
522.00
Colours
Silver
-
Screen size (inches)
12.3
10
Touchscreen
Resolution
2736x1824 pixels
1800x1200 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
267
-
Processor
dual-core
1.6GHz dual-core
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Rear camera
8-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
5-megapixel
5-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
-
4.10
USB OTG
No
-
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope