The 2021 Surface Go 3 features the 5W 10th Generation Intel Amber Lake Y dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y up to dual-core Intel Core i3-10100Y with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2014 Surface Pro 3 features the 11.5W 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual-core Intel Core i3-4020Y up to dual-core Intel Core i7-4650U with the boost speed up to 3.30 GHz.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.5″ Surface Go 3 (2021) and the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 3: Specs Comparison Key Features What's new
New Design
It’s now thinner (9.1mm), lighter (800g), and new platinum magnesium exterior.Better display
New 3:2 aspect ratio, bigger and better 2K 12” ClearType pixel-free display.Better performance
It’s now 10% faster than Surface Pro 2 with the new range of 4th Gen Intel processors up to Core i7.New Inking Supports
It now supports a new Surface Pen with 256 pressure sensitivity, tail eraser, and remote Bluetooth activation.Better Battery
It has 20% more battery life than Surface Pro 2 up to 9 hours.More
Better 5.0MP front and rear-facing camera, new Surface Connect Port (charging and docking), new type cover with two typing angles. What's missing Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port
Availability Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Released 2021 2014 Release Info
Introduced: September 22, 2021
Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
Released: October 5, 2021
Introduced: May 20, 2014
Pre-ordered: May 20, 2014
Released: June 20, 2014
Pricing
$399 Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi
$549 Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
$629 i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
Starting at 799$
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Newest Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Touch-Screen (1920 x 1280) Tablet PC | Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | 4GB Memory | 64GB SSD | Windows 11 | Platinum | with Microsoft Platinum Pen Bundled
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)
Surface Pro 3 Price
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$359.99
Was: $399.00
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8" FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro
Display Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Size 10.5 Inches 12 Inches Info
Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels)
Density: 220 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
Resolution: 2160 x 1440 (3.1M Pixels)
Density: 216 PPI
ClearType Display
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Touch: 10 point multi-touch
Surface Pen support
Exterior Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Size Comparison Dimensions 9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm)
Width: 9.65” (245 mm)
Height: 6.9” (175 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm)
Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm)
Weight
Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g)Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g) Colors Platinum
Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
Surface Go Type Cover
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.
Surface Type Cover
Keyboard:
Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys;
LED backlighting
Trackpad:
Precision glass trackpad.
Supports up to three-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports
Internal Specs Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Processor 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 11.5W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.90 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 615 23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 850 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Memory 4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
4GB 8GB
1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
SSD
Connectivity Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
LTE version coming soon.
Battery Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Size 42.2 Wh Battery Life Up to 11 hours of typical device usage Up to 9 hours of web browsing Power Supply 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply
36W proprietary power supply
USB-A output: 5W
Surface Connect: 31W
Software Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 OS Windows 11 Home in S-mode Windows 8.1 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 10
Built-in Apps
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial
Microsoft 365 Family one month trial
Microsoft Office 30-days trial
Camera & Audio Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Camera
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
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
Audio
Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™
Front and rear-facing microphones
Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound
Misc Surface Go 3 Surface Pro 3 Inking Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Security
HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
In the box
Surface Go 3
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
Surface Pro 3
Surface Pen
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
Warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty
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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
Casing: Magnesium
Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees
Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability
Physical buttons: volumes, power
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Newest Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Touch-Screen (1920 x 1280) Tablet PC | Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | 4GB Memory | 64GB SSD | Windows 11 | Platinum | with Microsoft Platinum Pen Bundled
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)
Surface Pro 3 Price
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$359.99
Was: $399.00
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8" FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro
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