Surface Go 4 specs, features, and tips

Tech specs

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Key Features
What's new	80% More Powerful - The Surface Go 4 is now 80% faster than the previous generation thanks to the latest 12th-generation Intel N200 processor and faster 4800 MHz LPDDR5 memory. 12.5 Hours Battery Life - It lasts up to 12.5 hours battery life of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than the Go 3. Better Repairability - The Go 4 now has more components that can be replaced, such as the display, battery, kickstand, and motherboard. More: Slightly lighter the Surface Go 3 Windows 11 Secured-core PC UFS Drive instead of SSD - learn more here Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity
What's missing	No matte black color option UFS storage drive is non-removable.

Availability	Surface Go 4
Released	2023
Release Info	Introduced: September 21, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 21, 2023 Released: September 21, 2023

Microsoft Surface Go 4 Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $488.00 $629.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Ice Blue Color Copilot By Microsoft $699.99 $799.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Black (Latest Model) By Microsoft $500.00 $629.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $382.00	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $260.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i7 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Sapphire Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $1,050.56 $1,599.99 34% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Go 4
Size	10.5 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Brightness: 350 nits (typical) Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Individually color-calibrated display

Exterior	Surface Go 4
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)
Weight	Surface Go 4: 1.15 lbs (521 g) Surface Go 4 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports	1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking stations. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSDXC™ card reader 1 x Surface Go Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Go 4
Processor	Intel® Processor N200 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.00 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 6W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 450 → 750 MHz
Memory	8GB - 4800 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB 256GB UFS Drive

Connectivity	Surface Go 4
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology

Battery	Surface Go 4
Size	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 12.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Surface Go 4
OS	Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Go 4
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 full HD video
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity 2 W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Go 4
Inking	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer NFC
Security	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	Surface Go 4 24W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power Casing: Magnesium ServiceabilityReplaceable components include: Display Battery and back cover Kickstand Hinge Motherboard MicroSDXC card reader Type Cover connector Front Camera Rear camera Windows Hello camera Speakers

Table of Contents

Tech specs
What’s new
Tips and Tricks
FAQs
Surface Family

What’s new

The Surface Go 4 looks almost identical to its predecessors, the Go 3 and Go 2, but arrives with significant upgrades and improvements to its specs and internal components.

New Intel quad-core chip

The new Intel Processor N200, the only configuration for Surface Go 4, was released in early 2023 from the low-power Alder Lake-N series. It has four efficient cores and four threads without HyperThreading. Therefore, it has twice the number of cores compared to previous chips. Moreover, it has 6MB of Intel Smart Cache, which is 2MB more than before.

On top of that, it also has an upgraded integrated graphics. The number of compute units on the new Intel UHD Graphics increased from 24 to 32. Additionally, it also has a faster clock speed of 450MHz over 300MHz.

Faster memory

Surface Go 4 has a much faster LPDDR5 memory.

Microsoft equipped the new Surface Go 4 with the latest LPDDR5 memory (two generational advancements) over the LPDDR3 on every older model. The LPDDR5 has a higher memory bandwidth, a faster clock speed (4800MHz over 1866MHz), and more advanced signaling technology. It can transfer data much faster and more efficiently than before.

The company also removed the 4GB configuration, meaning all Surface Go 4 will have 8GB of memory as standard.

Faster storage

Surface Go 4 uses a UFS drive instead of eMMC and SSD

Microsoft has made a welcome change to the base model of Surface Go 4 by replacing the slow eMMC storage with a much faster UFS storage drive. This upgrade has significantly improved the device’s performance, previously hindered by the slow eMMC drive.

The company now uses UFS for all configurations of Surface Go 4. Regardless, not all drive capacities share the same speed. The bigger the drive, the faster it is. Learn more here

Longer battery life

Surface Go 4 has 12.5 hours of battery life

As technology evolves, the components of Surface Go 4, including the processor, memory, and storage, have become increasingly efficient. With improved performance, Surface Go 4 also runs cooler and lasts even longer with the same 28Wh battery capacity.

You can now use it for up to 12.5 hours of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than before.

Better repairability

The Go 4 now has more components that can be replaced, such as the display, battery, kickstand, and motherboard.

Other improvements

Slightly lighter than the Surface Go 3
Windows 11 Secured-core PC
Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity

Surface Go 4 accessories set — Surface Go 4 Accessories (Type Cover + Pen + Mobile Mouse) (Image: Microsoft)

Tips and Tricks

Discover how to get the most out of your Surface Go 4 with our carefully curated list of tips and tricks. Our ultimate guide will show you how to optimize battery life, improve performance, increase productivity, and troubleshoot like a pro.

Basic

Battery and power

Troubleshooting

Productivity

Accessories

Buying guide

FAQs

Before making a purchase decision, it’s essential to have a good understanding of the device you’re interested in. That’s why we’ve compiled a comprehensive Microsoft Surface Go 4 FAQ to answer all your questions. The following FAQ covers all aspects of the new Surface Go 4, including its display, battery life, performance, software, and design.

FAQ

1What is the release date of the Microsoft Surface Go 4?

The Surface Go 4 was unveiled at the Microsoft AI event on September 21, 2023, with an entry model configuration that includes an Intel Processor N200 processor, 8GB of 4800MHz LPDDR5 RAM, and 64GB of UFS storage. You can configure the tablet with a maximum of 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD.

Microsoft introduced two Surface devices at the event: the Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Laptop Go 3, and quietly launched the Surface Go 4 specifically for commercial customers. You can watch the whole event in the following video.

2How long will Microsoft support Surface Go 4?

According to Surface lifecycle documentation, Microsoft Surface Go 4 will reach the end of its driver and firmware updates on September 21, 2029. The company promises to support all Surface devices released from January 1, 2021, starting from its release date for at least six years.

Device	Release Date	End of Servicing Date
Surface Go 4	September 21, 2023	September 21, 2029

Surface Go 4 release life cycle.

After the end of servicing date, Surface Go 4 devices will continue to receive Windows OS features and security updates as long as it meets minimum hardware requirements for any future Windows OS.

In some conditions, Microsoft will consider releasing additional updates if there are critical security issues for Surface Go 4 devices that can only be fixed through patching the firmware.