Compare ThinkPad X12 Detachable vs Surface Go 3 vs Surface Pro 8
Variants
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 1x Audio combo
1x USB-C + 1x microSD + 1x 3.5mm Audio jack + 1x Surface Connect port
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT9
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
28 Wh
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
5MP front-facing Hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
5.0MP
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
8MP
8.0MP
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Black
Platinum
Graphite, Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet / convertible laptop computer
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Magnesium body + Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual array microphones
Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
2W stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
203.5 mm / 8.01 inch
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
8.8 mm / 0.35 inch | 14.5 mm / 0.57 inch w/ Keyboard
8.3 mm / 0.33"
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Length
245 mm / 9.65"
Size | Width
283.3 mm / 11.15 inch
175 mm / 6.9"
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
760 g / 1.67 lbs | 1.1 kg / 2.42 lbs w/ Keyboard
544 g / 1.2 lbs
891 g / 1.96 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
3:2
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
12.3 inch
10.5"
13 inch
Display Type
IPS, covered by Gorilla Glass 5
IPS, PixelSense Display
PixelSense IPS
Pixel Density
220 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
FHD+
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
2880 x 1920
Function
Audio
Dolby Premium App
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro Quad Core processor
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y or 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10100Y
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano SIM
Nano SIM
Security
Intel vPro Platform, Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR camera with webcam privacy shutter, dTPM 2.0 chip
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
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
Yes
10-point multi-touch
10-point multitouch
Video Recording
FHD
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 9.98 hours
Up to 11 hours
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
Memory | Capacity
Up to 16 GB
4 or 8 GB
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR3
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
Type-C 65W
24 W
Storage
Up to 1TB NVMe SSD
64 GB eMMC or 128 GB SSD
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Lenovo Precision Pen, Lenovo Digital Pen
Keyboard: Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130)
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2021-01
Debut
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2021-09
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