The initial line of relatively affordable hybrid tablets from Microsoft. With the help of a mouse, branded stylus and a keyboard case, Surface Go can be easily turned into a multifunctional ultrabook. Unlike "adult" Surface tablets, the Go models follow a simplified formula that takes the same key attributes but simplifies the details.


For example, the Surface Go uses the same high-end touch displays as the sixth or seventh generation Surface, but the display itself is slightly smaller and recognizes fewer clicks, and the resolution is modest. The same goes for the filling: instead of the usual Intel Core chips, the Surface Go uses more modest chips from the Pentium Gold series.

To maintain continuity with other gadgets in the series, Surface Go tablets must have mandatory stylus support, a USB-C port, modern communication modules and a proprietary metal case, like other Surface tablets. By tradition, all this stuff runs under Windows, which distinguishes the tablets of this line from competitors on iOS and Android.

By the end of 2021, Microsoft released two versions of Surface Go: the first tablet was released in 2018, the second in 2020. Both are relatively simple and affordable, but at the same time an advanced Windows tablet. The differences between both models are not so big: Surface Go 2 has a slightly more powerful processor, there is a Wi-Fi 6 module, the Bluetooth receiver has been upgraded to version 5.0, and a front camera for video calling and face unlock has appeared in a metal case.