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Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Go - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Duo 2 and Surface Go specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Go

The 2021 Surface Duo 2 features the 5W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 with the boost speed up to 2.84 GHz. While the 2018 Surface Go features the 6W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y with a clock speed of 1.60 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 8.3″ Surface Duo 2 (2021) and the 10″ Surface Go (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Duo 2 vs. Surface Go: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	90Hz Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays It features a bigger 8.3” with edge notification (time, missed call alert, charging status, and more). Better performance It’s now equipped with the latest Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 with 5G cellular. Better specs Up to 512GB storage, 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, WiFi-6, and Bluetooth 5.1. New Triple Rear-Facing Cameras It now comes with an all-new triple cameras system including wide, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses. More New Obsidian color Better 12MP front-facing camera NFC 23W USB-C PD charger Stereo speakers Larger battery
What's missing	Slightly heavier. Slightly thicker.

Availability	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Released	2021	2018
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 21, 2021	Introduced: July 10, 2018 Pre-ordered: July 10, 2018 Released: August 2, 2018
Pricing	$1,499 8GB 128 GB $1,599 8GB 256 GB $1,799 8GB 512 GB Obsidian only.	Surface Go for Consumer $399 - 4 GB \| 64 GB \| W10 S-mode $549 - 8 GB \| 128 GB \| W10 S-mode Surface go for Commercial $449 - 4 GB \| 64 GB \| W10 Pro $599 - 8 GB \| 128 GB \| W10 Pro
Amazon Deals	$856.77 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 5G 128GB (Unlocked) - Glacier $889.95 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 5G 256GB (Unlocked) - Obsidian $1,395.95 Microsoft Surface Duo 256GB (Unlocked) - Glacier	$187.97 Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $219.00 Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" LTE Unlocked Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi+LTE - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $387.96 Microsoft Surface Go 3-10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Core i3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)

Microsoft Surface Duo 2 5G Price
	Microsoft Surface Duo 2 5G 128GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $856.77	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 2 5G 256GB (Unlocked) - Obsidian By Microsoft $889.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Duo 256GB (Unlocked) - Glacier By Microsoft $1,395.95	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Go Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $187.97 $214.50 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" LTE Unlocked Touch-Screen - Intel Core m3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi+LTE - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $219.00 $239.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3-10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Core i3-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $387.96 $699.99 45% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Size	8.3 Inches	10 Inches
Info	Dual PixelSense™ Fusion Displays open: 8.3” AMOLED, 2688x1892 Single PixelSense™ Screen: 5.8” AMOLED 1344x1892 (13:9) 401 PPI HDR Wide color 100% SRGB, DCI-P3 Dual displays with 90Hz adaptive refresh rate 800 nits max brightness Display Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™	Resolution: 1800 x 1200 (2.1M Pixels) Density: 217 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Exterior	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Size Comparison
Dimensions	7.26 x 5.71 x 0.21 (184.5 mm x 145.2 mm x 5.50 mm) Open 3.62 x 5.71 x 0.43 (92.1 mm x 145.2 mm x 11.0 mm) Closed	9.6” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.6” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
Weight	0.62 lbs (284 g)	Surface Go: 1.15 lbs (522 g) Surface Go with LTE: 1.17 lbs. (532 g) Surface Go Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors	Obsidian Glacier	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad		Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports	1 x USB Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2. 1 x SIM card slot	1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Processor	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 8 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 2.84 GHz, 5MB Cache, 5W	7th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4415Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 GHz, 2MB SmartCache, 6W
Integrated Graphics	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 GPU	7th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4415Y Intel® HD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz
Memory	8GB DRAM LPDDR5 memory	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB UFS 3.0 of internal storage	64GB eMMC 128GB 256GB SSD

Connectivity	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4/5GHz)	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
	NFC for payments and provisioning 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 DL 64 QAM up to 6 Gbps, 8xDL CA (800MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave): Release 15 UL 64 QAM, 2xUL CA (200MHz), 2x2 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (mmWave) Bands: n257, n260, n261 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 DL 256 QAM up to 3.2 Gbps, 2xDL CA (TDD+TDD), 4x4 MIMO 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6): Release 15 UL 256 QAM 5G-NR NSA (Sub-6) Bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n20, n25, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 Gigabit LTE - A Pro Release 15 with 4x4 MIMO and LAA LTE DL Cat 20, 256 QAM up to 2Gbps, 5xDL CA LTE UL Cat 13, 64 QAM Contiguous 2X ULCA LTE Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 WCDMA: 1,2,5,8 GSM/GPRS: GSM-850, E-GSM-900, DCS-1800, PCS-1900 Location: GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS	Optional LTE Nano SIM Tray 4G LTE Advanced (22 Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66) GPS/GLONASS: Standalone and Assiste GNSS, accuracy up to 3 meters

Battery	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Size	4,449 mAh Typical dual battery capacity. 4,340 mAh Minimum dual battery capacity.	26.12 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15.5 hours of Local Video Playback Up to 28 hours of Talk Time	Up to 9 hours of video playback
Power Supply	23W USB-C PD charger Supports Fast Charging.	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
OS	Android™ 11 3-years of software updates.	For Consumer: Windows 10 in S-mode For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft built-in applications: Intune Company Portal LinkedIn Microsoft Authenticator Microsoft Bing Search Microsoft Edge Microsoft Lens - PDF Scanner Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More Microsoft OneDrive Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Start Microsoft Teams Microsoft To Do Surface Tips Xbox Game Pass Microsoft Surface Duo 2 UI core features: App Groups Dual screen windowing Dynamic Dock Dynamic Triple-Lens Camera Microsoft 365 Feed Span apps automatically Surface Duo Glance Bar SwiftKey Adaptive Keyboard Universal Search Your Phone Companion - Link to Windows Other preinstalled apps: Calculator Chrome Clock Contacts Files Gmail Google Assistant Google Calendar Google Drive Google Duo Google Maps Google Photos Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Store Google Search Messages Phone Sound recorder YouTube YouTube Music	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Camera	Dynamic triple-lens rear-facing camera: Wide 12MP f/1.7 aperture 27 mm 1.4µm dual pixel PDAF OIS Telephoto 12MP f/2.4 aperture 51 mm 1.0µm PDAF OIS 2X optical zoom Ultra-Wide 16MP f/2.2 aperture 13 mm 1.0µm 110o diagonal field of view with distortion correction Front-facing Camera: 12MP f/2.0 24 mm 1.0µm Dual color LED flash Photos: Auto mode with low-light & HDR multi-frame photo capture and dynamic range scene detection Dedicated night photography mode Smooth Zoom between all 3 Rear Facing Camera combined with digital super zoom up to 10x Portrait mode with adjustable depth control. Portrait mode supported for wide and tele camera. Machine learning used for portrait mode Panorama mode with wide dynamic range Capture short video during photo capture with a long press Capture photos during video recording Video recording: HDR Video 4K video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps 1080p video recording at 30 fps and 60 fps Slow-motion video at 120 or 240fps HEVC and H.264 video recording formats Microsoft Teams and Skype video conferencing up to 1080p at 30fps	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	Stereo speakers Dual Mic AI-based noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation optimized for productive use in all postures Best-in-class Full Duplex communication for voice calls in hands-free mode, receiver, and LRA Audio formats supported: 3GP, MP3, MP4, MKV, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC, TS, AMR, FLAC, MID, MIDI, RTTL, RTX, OTA, IMY Qualcomm^® aptX™ Classic, HD and TWS Hearing aid compatibility: M4/T3 Wake on Voice using Google Assistant	Single microphone 2W Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Duo 2	Surface Go
Inking	Supports all in market generations of Surface Slim Pen, Surface Pen and Surface Hub 2 Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Dual Accelerometer Dual Gyroscope Dual Magnetometer Dual Ambient Light Sensor Dual Proximity Sensor Hall Sensor Fingerprint Sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Biometric lock type: Fingerprint reader with enterprise-grade security Lock type: Swipe, PIN, password Security applications pre-loaded on the device: Microsoft Authenticator	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Duo 2 Surface Duo 2 (Color: Glacier or Obsidian) Surface Duo 2 USB-C Cable Quick Start Guide Warranty and Compliance Guide SIM Ejector tool	Surface Go Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Exterior Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass Video Playback Formats: MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265(HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, 3G2, AVI, FLV, TS/M2TS, MKV, WEBM, 3GP/MPEG-4,HEIC/HEIF,ASF/WMV, MOV Wireless Chromecast and Miracast support Wired: DisplayPort over USB-C®. Supports video out when connecting via HDMI Adapter7 4K video out over USB-C when connecting via DisplayPort cable or HDMI Adaptor to an external monitor Wireless dependent on the TV/monitor support.	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power