Compare HP Elite x2 G8 vs Surface Pro 8 vs Surface Go 3
Variants
3K2K
WUXGA+
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
1x USB-C + 1x microSD + 1x 3.5mm Audio jack + 1x Surface Connect port
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5 + optional Intel® XMM™ 7360 LTE-Advanced Broadband Wireless (Cat 9)
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
47 Wh
51.5 Wh
28 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD IR camera
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
5.0MP
Camera | Rear
8MP rear camera
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
8.0MP
Colors
Graphite, Platinum
Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet computer
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display cover
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Magnesium body + Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Microphone
3 multi-array digital microphones
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Audio by Bang & Olufsen, Dual speakers
2W stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.5" / 8.74" w/ Keyboard
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
0.35" / 0.56" w/ Keyboard
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
8.3 mm / 0.33"
Size | Length
245 mm / 9.65"
Size | Width
11.39"
287 mm / 11.3 inch
175 mm / 6.9"
Weight
1.83 lbs / 2.58 lbs w/ Keyboard
891 g / 1.96 lbs
544 g / 1.2 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
3:2
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
13 inch
13 inch
10.5"
Display Type
IPS, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge
PixelSense IPS
IPS, PixelSense Display
Pixel Density
267 ppi
220 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
2880 x 1920
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
Function
Digitizer
Optional Wacom AES 2.0 Pen with App Launch Button G3
Fast Charging
50% in 30 minutes
Graphics
Integrated Intel Xe Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1165G7 Tiger Lake
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y or 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10100Y
SIM
Optional, 4G LTE
Nano SIM
Security
Optional Fingerprint Sensor
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
Sensor
Accelerometer; Gyroscope; Magnetometer; Hall sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Touch Screen
Multitouch-enabled
10-point multitouch
10-point multi-touch
Video Recording
FHD
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Up to 11 hours
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB soldered
8, 16, or 32 GB
4 or 8 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4X 4266MHz
LPDDR4x
LPDDR3
Power Supply
65 W USB Type-C
24 W
Storage
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe TLC SSD
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
64 GB eMMC or 128 GB SSD
Production
Accessory
Keyboard: Optional HP Premium Keyboard
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Keyboard: Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130)
Debut
2021
2021-09
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