Standing screen display size | 10.5 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 1920x1280 |
Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1280 Pixels |
Processor | 1.3 GHz core_i3 |
RAM | 8 GB |
Hard Drive | 128 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
Chipset Brand | Intel |
Card Description | Integrated |
Wireless Type | 802.11b, 802.11ax, 802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11g |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
Average Battery Life (in hours) | 11 Hours |
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Memory Storage Capacity | 8 GB |
Screen Size | 10.5 Inches |
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- The most portable Surface touchscreen 2-in-1. Perfect for your everyday tasks, homework, and play.
- Go-anywhere tablet with laptop productivity for the whole family. Starting at just 1.2 pounds,(4) with high-res 10.5” 220ppi touchscreen, adjustable Kickstand, Surface Pen, and Type Cover.
- All-day battery life. Get up to 11 hours (1) of on-the-go power, plus Fast Charging to take you from low to full when you do need to plug in.
- The new, more intuitive Windows. Work, play, and create in the way most natural to you with Windows 11.
- Plug in the accessories you use today with included USB-C port, headphone jack, Bluetooth 5.0, and MicroSDXC Card Reader.
- You’re going to need Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Don’t forget to add Microsoft 365
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* Some accessories and software sold separately. Available colors and materials may vary by market and configuration. 1. Up to 11 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Axton. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. 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. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22000.9 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors. (4) Weight not including Surface Go Type Cover. (5) Requires Microsoft 365 subscription, sold separately. (6) Windows Defender version 4.12 & 4.18 scored 100% detection for protection against 0-day malware attacks, inclusive of web and e-mail threats (Real-World Testing) by AV-Test, July and August, 2019. (7) OneDrive PC folder backup feature must be enabled by user and files must be saved in Desktop, Pictures, or Document folders available on Windows PC’s only.
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The most portable Surface touchscreen 2-in-1Designed to light up the best of Windows 11, Surface Go 3 is optimized for digital pen and touch, with a faster Intel Core processor and tablet-to-laptop versatility. |
All-day battery lifeGet hours(2) of on-the-go power, plus Fast Charging to take you from low to full when you do need to plug in. |
Go-anywhere tablet with laptop productivitySurface Go 3 is small and easy for all family members to hold. Adjust the built-in Kickstand to the perfect angle for taking notes, drawing diagrams, and sketching with Surface Pen.(1) |
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Amazing video, premium soundStay connected with front- and rear-facing 1080p HD cameras and dual Studio Mics. Experience built-in Dolby Audio that’s perfect for online classes, music, audio books, and your favorite shows. |
All things you, always a swipe awayYour favorite photos. The world news. Today’s to-do list and tomorrow’s weather. Widgets with Windows 11 help you find content that matters to you. |
Windows 11 brings you closer to what you loveFamily, friends, passions, music, creations – Windows 11 is the one place for it all. With a fresh new feel and tools that make it easier to be efficient, it has what you need for whatever’s next. |
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Surface PenBetter and faster than ever, with precision ink on one end and a rubber eraser on the other.(1) |
Surface Go Signature Type CoverUltra-slim, yet performs like a traditional laptop keyboard, complete with backlit keys and a large glass trackpad.(1) |
Surface Mobile MouseLightweight and portable, with smooth scrolling, sculpted comfortable design, and dongle-free Bluetooth connectivity.(1) |
Surface Dock 2Get all the next-gen ports you need, including USB-C. Plug in monitors, accessories, and more, plus charge your device, with the Surface Connect cable.(1) |
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Brand | Microsoft |
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Series | Surface Go |
Item model number | 8VC-00001 |
Hardware Platform | Windows |
Operating System | Windows 11 Home in S mode |
Item Weight | 1.18 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 7.98 x 10.82 x 1.89 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7.98 x 10.82 x 1.89 inches |
Color | Platinum |
Rear Webcam Resolution | 8 MP |
Processor Brand | Intel |
Computer Memory Type | Unknown |
Flash Memory Size | 128 GB |
Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
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ASIN | B093X4JYQ7 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #18,943 in Climate Pledge Friendly (See Top 100 in Climate Pledge Friendly) #451 in Computer Tablets #838 in Climate Pledge Friendly: Computers |
Date First Available | September 22, 2021 |
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Ready, set, Go anywhere. The most portable Surface touchscreen 2-in-1 is perfect for your everyday tasks, homework, and play. Designed to light up the best of Windows 11, Surface Go 3 is optimized for digital pen and touch, with a choice of a faster Intel® Pentium® or Intel® Core™ i3 processor, plus all-day battery, tablet-to-laptop versatility, and comprehensive Microsoft security.
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Customers like the thickness of the tablet, describing it as solid and tough. They also like the size. However, some customers have reported issues with the charger and performance. They say that the tablet only charges with Microsoft's proprietary charger, and that it won't turn on without it being plugged in. Customers also mention that the performance is too slow to be usable and that programs take forever to load and use. Opinions are mixed on battery life, and value.
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Customers are satisfied with the thickness of the tablet computer. They mention it's a solid, tough, and lightweight device. Some appreciate the nice hardware, but some are held back by the operating system.
"...The form factor and the battery like is perfect. The build quality of the device is also superior. Just lacking performance for me." Read more
"...THE GOODIt's physically beautiful. It's sleek, thin, lightweight. The glass feels great and the back looks amazing...." Read more
"...full PC capabilities (albeit a little slow) in an ultra-portable, ultra-tough form. Thank you MS!" Read more
"...That said, the tablet itself feels solid. Has a touch screen. Other accessories like pen and keyboard are sold separately. Very portable...." Read more
Customers like the size of the tablet computer. They say it's compact, ultra-portable, and tough.
"...tablet that has full PC capabilities (albeit a little slow) in an ultra-portable, ultra-tough form. Thank you MS!" Read more
"...Its perfect to slip in my bag when headed to work, or to the library, etc. The surface Go3 is such a performance improvement over the original...." Read more
"...Other accessories like pen and keyboard are sold separately. Very portable...." Read more
"...Otherwise, wonderfully tiny and light, great screen, but, WOW!, pricey!" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the tablet computer. They mention that it is perfect for basic use and needs, although the battery life is not as good as chromebooks. The app when required makes it suitable for all situations.
"...Perfect for my basic needs, although battery life isnt as good as chromebooks that last 10+ hours...." Read more
"...The transition from tablet to app when required makes it suitable for all situations" Read more
"Perfect for basic use...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the battery life of the tablet computer. Some mention that the battery has been amazing, perfect, and helps a lot with the battery saver. Others say that it ain't great and has bad battery life.
"...Perfect for my basic needs, although battery life isnt as good as chromebooks that last 10+ hours...." Read more
"...The form factor and the battery like is perfect. The build quality of the device is also superior. Just lacking performance for me." Read more
"...My only real complaint with it is battery life. Battery life is better than most Windows laptops, but not as good as an ARM-based device...." Read more
"ABSOLUTE JUNK - Battery lasts not even 4 hours under light use, processor very slow, defeats purpose of using Windows 11 since cannot handle..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the tablet computer. Some mention it's reasonably priced, while others say it'd be expensive.
"...These tablets are a life saver if you want a reasonably priced tablet that has full PC capabilities (albeit a little slow) in an ultra-portable,..." Read more
"...Otherwise, wonderfully tiny and light, great screen, but, WOW!, pricey!" Read more
"...The device is reasonably priced and I think it does well in both tablet and laptop modes...." Read more
"...Too pricey for what you get. Pros are good. These are not." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the tablet computer. They mention that it is too slow to be usable for quick stock market trading, the surface was slow out of the gate, and it is very limited by its processing power. They also say that programs take forever to load and use, and typing text would have serious lag. Some customers also mention that the tablet freezes before they can save their work.
"This device is very limited by its processing power, if order to search the web you have to use Edge otherwise you can experience lag on the device...." Read more
"...I downloaded some desktop stock brokerage programs and they took forever to open. So slow. These aren't super resource heavy programs like Photoshop...." Read more
"...Update: Unfortunately Bliss OS did not work on the Surface and I no longer wanted to install a Linux distribution, at least not at this moment;..." Read more
"...There is also some lag, but for a tablet that can do this much in this form factor, and can double as a true laptop, I am OK with that...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the charger of the tablet computer. They mention that it only charges with Microsoft's proprietary charger, and that the tablet will not turn on without the charger being plugged in. Customers also say that the battery life is very short with the wrong charger.
"...Instead, mine only charges with MS's proprietary charger which means now I'm hauling around yet another charger and cable wherever I go instead of..." Read more
"cant turn it on without the charger no matter what i did.am extremely disappointed and discouraged from buying any surface products." Read more
"...Surface Go we received a used/reconditioned machine with the WRONG charger; now the thing will not reset and we won't send back one with our..." Read more
"The tablet cannot be charged - the battery life was very, very short - 1 and half year???" Read more
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THE GOOD
It's physically beautiful. It's sleek, thin, lightweight. The glass feels great and the back looks amazing. Probably the best looking Microsoft product I've seen.
I was very happy to be able to get a very small tablet that ran a real operating system. iPads and Android tablets just don't cut it sometimes when you need to run real desktop software. If you want a small tablet that runs full Windows, this one does it.
Windows 11 looks amazing. I'm mostly a Mac guy having left Windows after MS messed around with the start button and tiles with Windows 8. I had tried to come back a couple times here and there, but 8 and 10 seemed so dated after having switched to Mac. Windows 11 changes that for me and makes me open to coming back to Windows. It's beautiful and modern. They've removed a lot of the old Control Panel options that came from XP a long time ago, so that's good. Some are still there I discovered, but for the most part settings is greatly improved.... Windows 11 is great, but not great enough to make this tablet a keeper.
THE BAD
Really, Microsoft? A goofy proprietary charger? Not sure if the USB-C port just doesn't take a charge or if mine is defective, but I couldn't get a charge with my MacBook Pro USB-C charger/cable or Samsung S21 Ultra charger. Instead, mine only charges with MS's proprietary charger which means now I'm hauling around yet another charger and cable wherever I go instead of just one USB-C charger for all devices.
I could almost live with that inconvenience, but what I can't live with is the speed. I understand that there are other Surfaces that have better/faster specs, but they are also bigger. I wanted a small and capable Windows tablet, but alas this one is only small.
This may be an unfair comparison, so take this with a grain of salt, but I happened to get a new iPad Mini 6 the same day. I unboxed and fired up both at the same time and was up and running on the iPad in a quarter of the time even with Apple's annoying Apple ID Fort-Knox password verifications. The Surface was slow out of the gate. At first I thought the touch screen didn't work because when prompted for the usual username stuff, the keyboard would not appear..... oh wait, it did.... just 2-3 seconds AFTER taping on the text box.
I thought maybe I was doing something wrong since I've never used Windows tablet before, but eventually it became apparent that the tablet was so extremely slow that even typing text would have serious lag.
Then there's the usual and annoying Windows updates. Oh well, just part of the ecosystem, but geez! It took 45 minutes from unboxing to being able to even check out the desktop.
I downloaded some desktop stock brokerage programs and they took forever to open. So slow. These aren't super resource heavy programs like Photoshop. They are fairly simple, yet they were just too slow to be usable for quick stock market trading.
CONCLUSION
So beautiful but just too slow for me. The touchscreen seems finicky and programs take forever to load and use. If MS comes out with a supped up version of this, I would definitely take another look. But if this is as fast as it can run, it's a hard pass. I'd hate to see the tablets with lesser processors.
Buy if speed isn't a concern. Pass if you value your time.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022
The hardware is rather old now, but it has potential. Maybe Fedora Workstation, Nobara, or even Bliss OS will work better on the hardware than Windows 11.
Update: Unfortunately Bliss OS did not work on the Surface and I no longer wanted to install a Linux distribution, at least not at this moment; maybe later. However, using Microsoft's recovery image to install a brand new Windows 11 worked rather well; the system feels more responsive and I even manage to install it in a different language (Spanish). I'll stick to my new Windows 11 install for the moment and will check the support for Linux and Android every once in a while.
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As a lower cost alternative to a laptop, it's certainly great.
The battery life is NOTHING NEAR advertised. I find myself charging it 2-3 times a day, or just running it plugged in. I primarily use OneNote, Acrobat Reader and Texas Instruments SmartView, and after a bit, I have to reboot because it barely responds.
It's a little smaller than I wish I could have, but for what I need it for, it will work for now. Coupled with a proper stylus and keyboard it works amazing. If you have Clip Studio Paint, it will run that really well.
I always been a fan of the surface go. I always used the surface go 1 (8gb ram 128gb ssd) on the couch or on the go for meeting, game streaming (gfn, xbox, moonlight, parsec, and stadia, but stadia is complete garbage on everything, android to linux to windows to android TV). So I am a bit sold but here the review.
The upgrade to the surface go 3 is worth it coming from the surface go 1. You can use multiple tab with less struggling. This laptop shouldn't be used like a main computer, but for light browsing, light productivity office work, meeting, LIGHT gaming (Carrion, dead , media consumption, reading, movie/game streaming, it's great.
Windows 11 is not too bad, yet. I still prefer windows 10, but windows 11 will keep be upgraded. Biggest downside is the start menu, that microsoft will not have the choice to add the option to go to a standard start menu over time (the more people will get windows 11 the number of complaint will increase. It's not made in an efficient way - too much like a smartphone, dumb down for everyone can use it. If you always just press the window key and type the program you want to use, you will note see a difference in your day to day. Haven't encounter any issue with compatibility (YET). Other than that, they got rid of the issue of windows 10 with the old win7 interface options and win10 options. The interface is more standard than the gap we had between having the same options available on the 2 different "interface" and some options only in win7 old menu. Is it worth to upgrade your current computer to win11? NO
Battery life, well it's simple, every time a company advertise the time, just do this simple calcul. time advertise X 60% = real life condition/day night using. It's not bad, but you will never get 10hours, even if you disable bluetooth and wifi. You could get 10hours if you put the minimum brightness. Minimum brightness = computer is usable in pitch black. I can get around 6 to 7 hours at 50-60% with a mix of streaming game/multiple tab browsing/meeting. USE EDGE ON BATTERY!!!!! this will make a good difference. Use firefox while plugged in. The more addons you use in your browser, the slower and more battery it's going to use. Maybe you can squeeze more if you stay in Window S mode.... but unless you are someone who knows nothing about computer (like my mom or dad) get out of S mode. You can recharge in usb-c with a 24watt battery pack (would suggest going to 45w) (BIG BIG ++++++ for a small windows PC)
Yes usb-c charging is working nicely, like it always did. I do like the surface charger, but would prefer have 2 usb-c instead of a proprietary connector dedicated to only charging.
Resolution is good, more standard now even if it's a 3:2 (1920x1280 vs 1800x1200). If you stream game, try to use a 16:10 resolution to loose less screen real estate. Screen is good, non HDR but good. Direct sunlight is a no-go.
Here is the real battle in today computer market : planed obsolescence. I really liked my surface go 1, but the problem REPARABILITY. I would still use my surface go 1 today and would never bought the go 3, even if the surface go 3 is more powerful. My surface go 1 had 20% battery wear, and try to replace the battery in a surface IS GARBAGE. REPARABILITY RATING : 0/10. every single product can't be repair now and this is GARBAGE. You can pay microsoft to change the battery, at an atrocious price. You can find a guide on how to do it yourself, but just reading the guides, you will realize quickly you are going to break it. Replacement battery are around 50$. Break the screen, and your tablet is now not worth the investment anymore. RIGHT TO REPAIR, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. I was thinking about just installing linux on the surface go 1 for the speed issue but the real issue I had WAS THE BATTERY. The real thing that should ALWAYS BE EASILY USER REPLACEABLE ON EVERYTHING. The only thing that really suffer from wear without being able to do much. There is now on the surface, in the surface application something to prolong your battery wear. I will see how it handle this. On paper, it's a good idea. Let see how it's implemented and if it makes any difference.
I choose to sell my razer blade stealth and surface go to only use the surface go 3 as my SECOND COMPUTER. If you need an extremely portable window laptop for light productivity, surface go 3 is a good choice. If you need something powerful but extremely portable, like I do, use Parsec to connect to your desktop. If you want a MAIN computer that is portable and offer great performance, don't buy a surface go. This is a 10inch, full window tablet. There is a compromise on the performance, but the I3 is doing a good job. 4gb of ram is not enough today for window PC, and emmc memory is not worth it for Windows (cheapest window go)
Accessories, I use the old pen, keyboard and mouse from the surface go 1. But realize you will need to buy at least the keyboard, which increase the price.
I am happy with the surface go 3 for what I need. If you are not bound to Windows (or x86)/only stream or read, get an android tablet. Don't forget to remove all the tracking stuff you CAN remove (now nicely name analytic) sometimes analytic is good, for bug report, but the vast majority of analytic is not for that.
If you have a company that is FOR THE RIGHT TO REPAIR, and is not just doing virtue signaling, POST IT HERE I WILL TAKE ANY SUGGESTION for x86/x64 under 11inch.
Don't mention anything about apple please....
Save the planet, let us fix our gadgets. If I had to review only the reparability, it would have 0 stars, like everything else we buy today. In 2 years we won't be able to change the battery of our TV. (well if they put some solar panel on it it would be good, but they won't)
***feel weird about saving the planet and buying on amazon isn't? well the guy who put the preorder for the surface go 3 on amazon made a mistake on the price...