![]() ![]() ![]() That being said, if you use the device in portrait mode, you know, to read stuff, not only will you have to deal with a juddery frame-rate, but you’ll also have to tolerate a weird jello effect where one side of the screen responds faster than the other, resulting in the entire display looking like it’s wobbling. In fact, the Go 2 isn’t actually too bad as a content consumption device. The speakers are completely lacking in the bass department, but they are quite loud. It’s a bright 270 nits and covers 91% of the sRGB spectrum, it’s also very sharp and perfect for reading and writing. And that’s as much Intel’s fault as it is Microsoft’s. The Surface Go 2 can’t even hold its own against an iPad with a chip from three years ago. You can also, in a pinch, indulge in some light editing work in Photoshop or Lightroom, but only as long as you’re not working with large files and/or intensive effects and filters. The Core M3 CPU is powerful enough to handle Windows, Microsoft apps - Word, Powerpoint, Excel - and perhaps half a dozen browser tabs. ![]() If you’re feeling particularly masochistic, you could opt for the cheaper, Intel Pentium Gold-powered Surface Go 2 with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of eMMC storage - eMMC is so slow that even self-respecting smartphone makers avoid it.Īt a time when Apple is offering an M1 SoC - with an 8-core CPU, 16-core neural engine, and an 8-core GPU - that’s putting all high-end Ultrabooks and many low-end gaming laptops to shame, powering the Surface Go 2 is a wimpy little dual-core Intel CPU with, I believe, one of the slowest GPUs money can buy. You get Windows Hello face recognition, a single USB Type-C port, Microsoft’s pointless Surface Connect Port, a microSDXC card reader - because we live in a world where that’s still a thing /s - and a nano SIM tray that lets you utilise the integrated Qualcomm x16 4G LTE modem. The display is a 10.5-inch 1920x1280 touch screen - in what is an admittedly comfortable 3:2 aspect ratio. The Surface Go 2 is a Windows 10-based tablet that’s powered by an 8th Gen Intel Core M3 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and includes up to 128 GB of SSD storage. You get an option of either an Intel Pentium Gold or Intel Core M3 for the CPU. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 is a low-power, Windows 10-based tablet. ![]()
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