Surface Laptop Go vs. Surface Book 2 - Detailed Specs Comparison

• The most affordable Surface Laptop. Starting at $549.99, the Surface Laptop Go set a new premium standard for the affordable ultrabook. It has a beautiful 12.45-inch display with touch support. It's a great laptop for students and business users who looking for a simple yet perfect portable laptop for their mobile productivity.
• The Lightest Surface Laptop. It weighs at only 2.45 pounds easy to carry around while having the same comfort in typing with a full-size keyboard with a large precision trackpad.
• All the same ports. It has all the necessary ports you need in everyday use, from the full-size USB-A to USB-C, headphone jack, and Surface Connect as you can find on Surface Laptop 3.
• Powerful Components. It comes with the same powerful 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake Core i5 processor, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5.
• New Styles. It is available in Platinum, Sandstone, and Ice Blue.
• More Features:
  • 13-hours battery life
  • Large glass trackpad
  • Fast Charging
  • Fingerprint Power Button
  • Dual far-field studio mics
  • OmniSonic speakers

• Performance Info
  • Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U (4-Core, up to 4.20Ghz w/Turbo Boost)
  • Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
  • Up to 1TB SSD
  • Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM)
  • Up to 17 hours of battery life
• New Size Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display.
• Better Performance Surface Book 2 has up to 5 times more graphics performance than the original Surface Book.
• Longer Battery Life Lasts up to 17 hours.
• USB-C Allows you to charge, transfer data, and video out.
• More Features
  • Updated hinge design for reducing screen wobbling.
  • Supports the latest Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure.
  • Supports Surface Dial on-screen interaction.
  • Xbox Wireless built-in (15-inch only).

• No backlit key.
• No Inking support.
• No IR camera for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
• No Fingerprint reader on the entry configuration.
• The base section made from Polycarbonate instead of Aluminum.
• Using Intel UHD Graphics instead of Intel Iris Plus Graphics.
• Low screen resolution (148 PPI).

• MiniDisplay port replaced with a USB-C port

• Introduced: October 1, 2020
• Pre-ordered: October 1, 2020
• Released: October 13, 2020

• Introduced: October 17, 2017
• Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017
• Released: November 16, 2017

• For Consumer (Windows 10 Home):
  • $549.99 - i5 | 4GB | 64GB eMMC | No Fingerprint | Platinum only
  • $699.99 - i5 | 8GB | 128GB SSD
  • $899.99 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB SSD
• For Commercial (Windows 10 Pro):
  • $799.99 - i5 | 8GB | 128GB SSD
  • $999.99 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB SSD
  • $1,199.99 - i5 | 16GB | 256GB SSD | Platinum Only

• Surface Book 2 13.5”: Starting at 1,149$
• Surface Book 2 15”: Starting at 1,999$

• Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI)
• PixelSense™ Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch

• Surface Book 2 13.5”
  • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 267 PPI
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 260 PPI
• PixelSense™ Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Contrast ratio: 1600:1
• Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm).
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
• Surface Book 2 15”
  13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).

• 2.45 lb (1,110 g)

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  • Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g)
  • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  • Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
  • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
  • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)

• Keyboard:
  • Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
• Trackpad:
  • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

• Keyboard:
  • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
  • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
• Trackpad:
  • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

• 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
• 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
  Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 1 x Surface Connect™
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Headset jack

• 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1
• 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
  Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 2 x Surface Connect™
  1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
• 1 x Headset jack
• 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader
  UHS-II Performance

• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
  4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
  4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
  4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W

• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
  Intel® UHD Graphics

  32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz

• 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
  Intel® HD Graphics 620

  24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
  Intel® UHD Graphics 620

  24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
  Intel® UHD Graphics 620

  24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz

• Surface Book 2 13.5”
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
    Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.

• 64GB
  eMMC
• 128 GB 256 GB
  SSD

• 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 Wireless 5.0 technology

• Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology

• Surface Book 2 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  Total: 69Wh

  Clipboard: 18Wh

  Base: 51Wh
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  Total: 75.3Wh

  Clipboard: 18Wh

  Base: 57.3Wh
• Surface Book 2 15”
  Total: 90Wh

  Clipboard: 23Wh

  Base: 67Wh

• Up to 17 hours of video playback
• Up to 5 hours in tablet mode

• 39W power supply
• Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just over one hour)

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
• Surface Book 2 15”
  102W power supply with USB-A 7.5W) charging port.

• For Consumer: Windows 10 Home in S-mode
• For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro

• 720p HD f2.0 front-facing video camera

• Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
• 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
• 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

• Dual microphones
• Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
• Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
• Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

• Ambient light sensor

• Ambient light sensor
• Proximity sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer

• Firmware TPM
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in
• One-Touch sign in with FingerPrint Reader Power button

• HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Surface Laptop Go
• 39W Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• Surface Book 2
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• One-year limited hardware warranty

Best-in-class support from Microsoft Store

• 60-day return policy
• 90 days of free technical phone support
• Free virtual workshops and training
• Surface price promise