Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 4 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro 4 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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 2015 Surface Pro 4 features the 4.5W 6th Generation Intel Skylake dual-core Intel Core m3-6Y30 up to dual-core Intel Core i7-6650U with the boost speed up to 3.40 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 12.3″ Surface Pro 4 (2015), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 4: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
Released | 2021 | 2015 |
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft
$399.99 |
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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 By Microsoft
$499.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$430.84 |
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Surface Pro 4 Price | ||
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Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft
$415.00 Was: $484.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$389.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary (Renewed) By Microsoft
$308.00 |
Display | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
Size | 10.5 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
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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 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm)
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Colors | Platinum | Silver |
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Internal Specs | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage |
| 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
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LTE version coming soon. |
Battery | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
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| 38.2 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 11 hours of typical device usage | Up to 9 hours of video playback |
Power Supply | 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply |
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Software | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
OS | Windows 11 Home in S-mode | Windows 10 Pro |
Built-in Apps |
| Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
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Misc | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro 4 |
Inking | Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
| Supports Surface Pen
1024 levels of pressure
magnetic storage
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft
$399.99 |
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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 By Microsoft
$499.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$430.84 |
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Surface Pro 4 Price | ||
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Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft
$415.00 Was: $484.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$389.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary (Renewed) By Microsoft
$308.00 |
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