Surface Laptop Go vs. Surface Laptop Go 3 - 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

• More Powerful - All Laptop Go 3 comes with a 10-core 12 threads 13th Gen Intel Alder Lake Core i5-1235U processor and a faster dual-channel LPDDR5 memory.
• Better Battery Life - It can last up to 15 hours of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than the Laptop Go 2 and 2 hours longer than the Laptop Go 1.

• 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).

• The base configuration for consumers starts at $799 instead of $599 Laptop Go 2 and $549 Laptop Go 1.
• No 128GB configuration for consumers.
• 128GB configuration for commercial uses slow UFS storage instead of SSD.
• Still have no backlit keyboard.
• No fingerprint login for the commercial entry model configuration with 128GB.

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

• Introduced: September 21, 2023
• Pre-ordered: September 21, 2023
• Released: October 3, 2023

• 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

• $799.99 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB SSD | All Colors
• $999.99 - i5 | 16GB | 256GB SSD | Platinum Only

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

• Touchscreen: 12.4” PixelSense™ Display
• Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI)
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Contrast ratio: 1000:1
• Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced
• Individually color-calibrated display
• Touch: 10-point multi-touch
• Corning® GorillaFootnote® Glass 3
• Brightness: 320 nits (typical)

• 2.45 lb (1,110 g)

• Material
  • Top: Aluminum.
  • Base: Aluminum and polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% post-consumer recycled content.

• 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 keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
• Trackpad:
  • Large 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.

• 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

• 1 x Full-size USB-A 
  Supports USB 3.1.
• 1 x USB Type-C
  Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 1 x Surface Connect™
  Supports charging and docking stations.
• 1 x Headset jack

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

• 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
  10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W

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

  32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz

• 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
  Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

  80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz

• 64GB
  eMMC
• 128 GB 256 GB
  SSD

• Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.

• Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

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

• For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
• For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro

• Microsoft 365 Apps
• Microsoft 365 Family 1-month trial
• Xbox App
• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial

• Microsoft 365 Apps
• Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

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

• Ambient light sensor

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

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

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

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

• Surface Laptop Go 3
• 39W 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