Microsoft Surface Go 10.5" Surface Go 2 Platinum 2020
Instant-on operation via the Type Cover and a 1.2-pound body house an Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y, 4GB RAM, and a sharp 10.5-inch 1920x1280 PixelSense touchscreen. Far-field studio mics, Dolby Audio, and a 5MP front camera turn it into a capable video-calling device, and Wi‑Fi 6 with USB‑C ensures modern connectivity. This tablet suits students and casual users who want an ultraportable Windows device for stylus note-taking, web browsing, and homework.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
- Below average ram (32th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 10.5" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | PixelSense |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Surface Pen |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home in S mode |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Go 10.5" Surface Go 2 | Apple iPad 10th Generation | Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y | A14 Bionic chip | 2800 MHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Mediatek MT6989 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.5" 1920x1280 | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11" |
| OS | Windows 10 Home in S mode | Apple iPadOS | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | false | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | true | false | true |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Go 10.5" Surface Go 2 | 36.7 | 38.7 | 31.5 | 40.6 | 30.5 | 80.1 | 28.5 | 62.8 | 10.4 |
| Apple iPad 10th Generation Compare | 96.8 | 96.1 | 31.5 | 72.2 | 74.4 | 59.2 | 83.4 | 96.3 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG Compare | 96.6 | 95.9 | 65.8 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 51.4 | 83.4 | 78 | 90.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR Compare | 55.6 | 56.9 | 81.2 | 97.2 | 92.7 | 95.2 | 83.4 | 78 | 99.1 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.8 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.8 | 88 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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