That Type-C port can power one 4K display at 60Hz, or two full HD displays also at 60Hz. There is a single Type-C with USB 3.1 Gen 2, microSDXC slot (behind the kickstand), headphone jack, and Surface Connect for charging. It is the version used for this review.įor ports, nothing has changed. The Surface Go 2 with LTE is only in the top-of-the-line model with 128GB SSD, 8GB of RAM, and Core m3 for $729. Microsoft is also launching the Surface Go 2 with optional 4G LTE, which includes both a physical nano-SIM and electronic SIM (eSIM) capability. There is no other tablet PC this size that does this much. The pixels-per-inch (PPI) also modestly increased from 216 PPI to 220 PPI. Microsoft thinned the gargantuan bezels from Surface Go, and the result not only looks better, but the display's size has grown from 10-inch (1800 x 1200) to 10.5-inch (1920x1280). Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)īut one notable change that applies to all Surface Go 2 editions is the larger display. RAM is also at just 4GB for the entry-level edition. That $399 model has much slower eMMC for storage compared to the faster SSD found in the $549 and up models.

There are other differences between the Pentium Gold and Core m3 models.

But the pricing for the Core m3 starts at $629 (8GB RAM, 128GB storage), making it less of a value buy.

While this processor is a few years old, it offers a substantive jump in performance, so much so that it makes it hard to recommend the Pentium Gold 4425Y model at all. However, the Intel Core m3-8100Y is a different story.

LTE Advanced Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE Modemġx USB-C, 1x Surface Connect, microSDXC card reader, 3.5mm headphone jackĢW stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premiumĩ.65 inches x 6.9 inches x 0.33 inches (245mm x 175mm x 8.3mm) Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible, Bluetooth Wireless 5.0

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