Compare Apple iPad 8 vs Microsoft Surface Go 2

Variants
WiFi
WiFi + cellular
WiFi
WiFi + LTE

Connectivity

Ports
Lightning connector, Smart Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack
USB-C + microSD + 3.5mm Audio jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 4.2
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE Advanced 3 (optional)

Construction

Battery | Capacity
32.4 Wh
Camera | Front
1.2MP f/2.4
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD Skype HD video
Camera | Rear
8MP f/2.4
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Gold
Silver
Form Factor
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Magnesium body
Microphone
Dual microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premium

Dimensions

Size | Depth
7.5 mm
Size | Height
250.6 mm
8.3 mm
Size | Length
245 mm
Size | Width
174.1 mm
175 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
10.2 inch
10.5 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, PixelSense Display w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Pixel Density
264 ppi
220 ppi
Resolution
2160 x 1620
FHD+, 1920 x 1280

Function

GPS
Cellular model only
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Operating System
IPadOS 14
Windows 10
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
Processor
A12 Bionic chip, Neural Engine
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y or 8th-gen Intel Core m3
SIM
Nano SIM, LTE
Security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Touch Screen
10-point multi-touch
Video Recording | Front
720p
Video Recording | Rear
FHD 30 fps, 720p 120 fps

Performance

Battery Life
10 h
Up to 10 h
Memory | Capacity
4 or 8 GB
Power Supply
24 W
Storage
32 or 128 GB
64 GB eMMC, 128 GB SSD

Production

Accessory
Apple Pencil (1st gen)
[Keyboard] Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130), [Digitizer] Surface Pen (sold separately for $100), Surface Slim Pen (sold separately for $145)
Availability
2020-09-18
Debut
2020-09-15

Price

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