Compare Microsoft Surface Go 2 vs ThinkPad X12 Detachable vs Surface Pro 8
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C + microSD + 3.5mm Audio jack
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE Advanced 3 (optional)
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT9
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD Skype HD video
5MP front-facing Hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
8MP
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Silver
Black
Graphite, Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Tablet / convertible laptop computer
Material
Magnesium body
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual array microphones
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
203.5 mm / 8.01 inch
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
8.3 mm
8.8 mm / 0.35 inch | 14.5 mm / 0.57 inch w/ Keyboard
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Length
245 mm
Size | Width
175 mm
283.3 mm / 11.15 inch
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
760 g / 1.67 lbs | 1.1 kg / 2.42 lbs w/ Keyboard
891 g / 1.96 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
3:2
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
10.5 inch
12.3 inch
13 inch
Display Type
IPS, PixelSense Display w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 3
IPS, covered by Gorilla Glass 5
PixelSense IPS
Pixel Density
220 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
FHD+
2880 x 1920
Function
Audio
Dolby Premium App
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y or 8th-gen Intel Core m3
Up to 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro Quad Core processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano SIM
Nano SIM
Security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
Intel vPro Platform, Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR camera with webcam privacy shutter, dTPM 2.0 chip
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multi-touch
Yes
10-point multitouch
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 10 h
Up to 9.98 hours
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
Memory | Capacity
4 or 8 GB
Up to 16 GB
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
24 W
Type-C 65W
Storage
64 GB eMMC, 128 GB SSD
Up to 1TB NVMe SSD
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
Production
Accessory
[Keyboard] Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130), [Digitizer] Surface Pen (sold separately for $100), Surface Slim Pen (sold separately for $145)
Digitizer: Lenovo Precision Pen, Lenovo Digital Pen
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2021-01
Debut
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2021-09
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