Surface Laptop Go vs. Surface Go 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop Go and Surface Go 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2020 Surface Laptop Go features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G1 with the boost speed up to 3.60 GHz. While 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.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 12.45″ Surface Laptop Go (2020) and the 10.5″ Surface Go 3 (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Laptop Go vs. Surface Go 3: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color By Microsoft
$799.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2-12.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 8GB Memory - 128 SSD - Ice Blue (Latest Model) By Microsoft
$580.92 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go - 12.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft
$549.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft
$500.00 $629.99 21% OFF |
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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
$372.49 $399.99 7% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Black (Latest Model) By Microsoft
$429.18 $549.99 22% OFF |
Display | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
Size | 12.45 Inches | 10.5 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
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Dimensions | 10.95” x 8.1” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 205.67 mm x 15.69 mm) | 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)
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Colors | Ice Blue Sandstone Platium | Platinum Matte Black |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM | 4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
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Connectivity | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
LTE version coming soon. |
Battery | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
Size | 39.7 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 13 hours of typical device usage | Up to 11 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply |
| 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply |
Software | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
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| Windows 11 Home in S-mode |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop Go | Surface Go 3 |
Inking | Not Support | Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
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Note Surface Laptop Go i5/4GB/64GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button. |
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