

We tested the Signature Type Cover, which costs $129.99 and uses Alcantara fabric. The Type Cover, which also protects the screen, is an extra expense. Note: We had to move from Windows 10 Home in S Mode (as the device ships) to Windows 10 Home in order to run our benchmarks.Īs will previous Surface tablets, the Surface Go 2 doesn’t come with a keyboard in the box. Our device also had 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM and a 128GB PCIe-based SSD. However, that doesn’t put it in a place to match some mid-level laptops at similar prices. It’s a chip that debuted in 2018 based on Intel’s Amber Lake architecture, but still offers significant gains over the Pentium chips offered in the original Go. Our review unit of the Surface Go 2 came with a dual- core Intel Core m3-8100Y. LTE Advanced xt (on select Core m3 Configurations) USB Type-C,3.5 mm headphone jack, Surface Connect port, Surface Type Cover port, MicroSD card readerĥ.0MP front camera, 8.0MP rear camera, both with 1080p videoġ3.6 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches (34.5 x 23.1 x 1.8cm) 10.5-inch PixelSense display, 1920 x 1280 resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio After 30 days, you will be charged the applicable monthly or annual subscription fee. If your device is managed by your organization’s IT department, contact your IT administrator for activation.

All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Go 2.


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