Microsoft Surface 10.5" Go 3 Platinum 2021
The Intel Core i3 processor and 10.5-inch 1920x1280 touchscreen in a 535g chassis make this one of the most portable Windows tablets, with an 11-hour battery and fast charging keeping you unplugged all day. The adjustable kickstand, Surface Pen support, and full Windows 11 ecosystem add laptop-like productivity to a device that slips into any bag. This is ideal for students and families who need a lightweight, secondary computer for note-taking, web browsing, and light creative sketches.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong feature (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong ram (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 1.3 GHz core_i3 |
| Cores | 1 |
| GPU | UHD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 10.51" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Surface Pen |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface 10.5" Go 3 | Apple iPad Pro M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.3 GHz core_i3 | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.5" 1920x1280 | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | Windows 11 | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface 10.5" Go 3 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 65.8 | 40.6 | 30.5 | 71 | 64.6 | 27.8 | 77.9 | 47.6 |
| Apple iPad Pro M5 Compare | 96 | 95.3 | 88.2 | 99.8 | 98.5 | 96.7 | 99.5 | 94.8 | 98.4 | 96.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 91.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 78 | 77.9 | 82.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.4 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.7 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.7 | 88.5 | 88 | 86.8 |
Usage Scores
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