Surface Go
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Release date | 2 August 2018 |
| Introductory price | US$399 |
| Operating system | Windows 10 Home in S mode (upgradable to Windows 10 Home) or Windows 10 Pro |
| System on a chip | Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y 1.6GHz, 2 MB cache, 6 W[1] |
| Memory | 4/8 GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/sec) |
| Storage | 64 GB eMMC, 128 GB NVMe SSD |
| Removable storage | microSD slot |
| Display | 10.0 inches (25 cm) 1800x1200 (217 ppi) PixelSense HD screen with 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| Input | Multi-touch touchscreen Surface Pen (sold separately) Type Cover detachable keyboard with touchpad (sold separately) |
| Camera | Front: 5 MP, 1080p HD Rear: 8 MP, 1080p HD |
| Touchpad | On the Surface Type Cover (sold separately) |
| Online services | Microsoft Store, OneDrive |
| Predecessor | Surface 3 |
| Related | Surface |
| Website | www |
| Microsoft Surface |
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Surface Go is a 10-inch (250 mm) 2-in-1 detachable from the Microsoft Surface series that was released on August 2nd, 2018. It was unveiled by Microsoft on July 10th, 2018.[2]
The device runs Windows 10 Home in S-Mode and features a 5MP front facing camera, an infrared camera, 8 MP rear camera, a NFC chip and a kickstand supporting an angle of up to 165º. The screen is a 3 by 2 optically-bonded Pixel Sense™ 1800 x 1200 display with a density of 217 PPI and optical bonding providing a full 180 degree viewing angle. Surface go will start at US$399 and does not include a keyboard cover or stylus pen, which must be purchased separately. The keyboard will be offered in black, plus three options with Alcantara fabric -- Burgundy, Cobalt Blue, and Platinum.
- Surface Go has an Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y and HD 615 GPU. Storage options are 64GB, and 128GB.[3]
- Surface Go can fully charge its battery in 2 hours.
- Surface Go comes with a headphone jack, and micro SD card slot.
- Except for the 128GB storage/4GB RAM configuration, all configurations are also available with Windows 10 Pro for an additional $100.
- The 8.3 mm thick tablet weighs 0.52 kg (1.15 lb).
- An LTE Advanced option will be made available later in 2018.
| Surface Go Configuration Options[4] [5] | |||||
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| Price Tier (USD) | CPU | Integrated GPU | RAM | Internal Storage | LTE |
| 399 | Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y | Intel HD Graphics 615 | 4 GB | 64GB eMMC | No |
| 499 | 128GB NVMe SSD | No | |||
| 549 | 8 GB | No | |||
Timeline
| Timeline of Surface devices |
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Sources: Microsoft Devices Blog Microsoft Store
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References
- ^ ARK | Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Processor (2M Cache). Ark.intel.com. Retrieved on 2018-07-09.
- ^ Microsoft Devices Blog Surface Go article
- ^ "This is Microsoft Surface Go". betanews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ Microsoft Surface Go tech specs
- ^ Commercial Microsoft Surface Go tech specs
