Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y 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 (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong ram (66th percentile) 66th
- Strong storage (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (1st percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average battery (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
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 | 1920x1280 (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" 10100Y | Apple iPad Pro M4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | DOOGEE U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1.3 GHz core_i3 | Apple M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | Unisoc |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.5" 1920x1280 | 11" 2420x1668 | 12.4" 2800x1752 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | Windows 11 | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y | 0.7 | 13.6 | 66.2 | 45.7 | 31.1 | 73.3 | 66.1 | 27.7 | 78.4 | 50.8 |
| Apple iPad Pro M4 Compare | 94 | 95.6 | 92.9 | 99.2 | 96.7 | 97 | 99.6 | 77.9 | 93.1 | 92.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR Compare | 70 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 95.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 92.8 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 92.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 77.9 | 78.4 | 84.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.3 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 0 | 78.4 | 92.4 |
| DOOGEE U11 Compare | 71.3 | 68.2 | 87.3 | 61.7 | 84.4 | 89.4 | 54.3 | 88.8 | 88.2 | 88.9 |
Usage Scores
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