Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro (5th Gen) - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro (5th Gen) 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 2017 Surface Pro (5th Gen) features the 4.5W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake dual-core Intel Core m3-7Y30 up to dual-core Intel Core i7-7660U with the boost speed up to 4.00 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 (5th Gen) (2017), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro (5th Gen): Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
Released | 2021 | 2017 |
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Pricing |
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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
$374.99 Was: $399.99 |
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Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Tablet Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover ( Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors ) New By Puccy
$16.98 |
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Puccy 3 Pack Screen Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Tablet TPU Guard ( Not Tempered Glass Protectors) By Puccy
$14.98 |
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Surface Pro (5th Gen) Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) (Intel Core i5, GB RAM, 128GB) By Microsoft
$849.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) LTE (Renewed) By Microsoft
$634.00 Was: $694.80 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft
$639.89 |
Display | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
Size | 10.5 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
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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 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.9” (201 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
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Colors | Platinum | Platinum |
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Internal Specs | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
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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 (5th Gen) |
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 (5th Gen) |
Size |
| 45 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 11 hours of typical device usage | Up to 13.5 hours of video playback |
Power Supply | 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply |
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Software | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
OS | Windows 11 Home in S-mode | Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) |
Built-in Apps |
| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
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Misc | Surface Go 3 | Surface Pro (5th Gen) |
Inking | Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
| Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
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
$374.99 Was: $399.99 |
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Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Tablet Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover ( Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors ) New By Puccy
$16.98 |
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Puccy 3 Pack Screen Protector Film, compatible with Microsoft Surface Go 3 10.5" Tablet TPU Guard ( Not Tempered Glass Protectors) By Puccy
$14.98 |
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Surface Pro (5th Gen) Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) (Intel Core i5, GB RAM, 128GB) By Microsoft
$849.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) LTE (Renewed) By Microsoft
$634.00 Was: $694.80 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft
$639.89 |
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