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The Surface Go 2 is finally here. You can spend $549 to double the RAM to 8GB and storage to 128GB. The Surface Go 2 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft.It is the second generation of Surface Go and was announced alongside the Surface Book 3 on May 6, 2020 online. It’s a shame the keyboard costs extra ($129) because our top-of-the-line model with LTE and a Type Cover costs a not-so-budget $860. In terms of specifications and features, the new Microsoft Surface Go 2 is equipped with a bigger 10.5-inch PixelSense display but with narrower bezels across it. Microsoft Surface Go 2 review: Price and competition. Microsoft Surface Go 2 out now: release date, pricing and spec news The Surface Go 2 is now on sale, complete with a new screen size and improved processing power. The company may have brought the release date forward as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which meant it was impossible to hold an in-person event. It might not have had the ridiculously high levels of performance seen in the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop machines, but there was enough there for the likes of email, social media, music, video, browsing, and Office365. You'll find me on Twitter (Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.Storyteller exploring digital worlds, mobile, music and podcasting Getty Images annual gift guide October 08, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 is available in three variants. It’s a great option if you want a Windows 10 tablet for basic tasks and consuming content, but I wouldn’t use the Surface Go 2 for work due to its middling performance and cramped keyboard. The main 8MP camera struggled in difficult lighting conditions but took sharp, color-accurate shots in bright conditions. Don’t forget that the Surface Go had a bonded screen and waterproofing to help protect it against the environment.WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 8: Surface Go from Microsoft is one of the items in The Washington Post via Two years later, the Surface Go’s processor was underpowered, and that remains the case today. It also supports tilt for shading and has a customizable button and tail eraser. It also has a gorgeous display, a convenient IR camera for Windows Hello login and a fantastic webcam.

All rights reserved. The Surface Go 2 feels premium and its lightweight magnesium chassis makes it easy to carry from the bed to the office in the morning and from the office to the couch after work. Compared with the iPad Air, the Surface Go 2 isn’t as sleek or as fast, but it costs less and has a more functional keyboard with a touchpad.

This isn't a major upgrade, but extra screen real estate is always welcome if there is no impact to portability or price.The Surface Go 2's 10.5-inch, 1920 x 1280 touch screen display has an aspect ratio of 3:2, which makes it great for viewing documents or scrolling through webpages. The base model’s 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage works for an installation of one or two apps (such as point of sale or a tablet in the hospitality services), but it’s time to bump that up.From the looks of the benchmarking, we can expect Intel’s Core-m3 chip paired up with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage.I also hope that Microsoft, in redesigning the Surface Go platform for the Surface Go 2 has brought over the same It may not be as sexy or as eye-catching as the foldable Surface devices coming up later this year, but a revamped Surface Go, quietly selling units without gathering a lot of media attention, is just as important in the long run as innovating at the bleeding edge of portable tech. The biggest area of improvement is battery life, which nearly doubled to 11+ hours.

It also still supports Windows Hello to unlock the device with your face. That made it a great machine for students and those needing something portable that was affordable that worked.It also acted as an enterprise tablet that would be suitable for front line services, be it as a point of sale tool, on a factory floor, or out in the field. Now it looks like we’ll be …

Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Wi-Fi Only) is powered by a dual-core Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4425Y processor. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Wi-Fi Only) measures 175.00 x 245.00 x 8.30mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 544.00 grams.

Physical buttons include a volume rocker and a power button on the top edge.The Surface Go 2's unassuming design won't turn any heads, but it has a more premium look and feel than similarly-priced tablets or laptops. The Surface Go 2’s touchscreen is responsive. Microsoft also hid a microSD card slot under the kickstand, and our LTE version has a Nano-SIM tray on the left side.Here is where things get interesting. The camera nailed the light pink hue in my cheeks and the darker shade in my lips. That fantastic result demolishes the original Surface Go (6:06) and the category average (8:10) but falls just a few minutes short of what the iPad Air (11:54) achieved.On the front of the Surface Go 2 is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for taking selfies and on the rear is an 8MP lens. Still, Windows 10 is a more powerful operating system than iPadOS if productivity is your main concern. The tablet comes with a 10.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels at a pixel density of 220 pixels per inch (ppi). The Surface Go 2 succeeds in an area where its predecessor failed most by delivering 11 hours and 39 minutes of battery life in our test (continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits).

These prices don’t include the optional (and recommended) Type Cover keyboard, which costs $99 for the basic version or $129 for the Signature edition.

From the consumer point of view, this was a lightweight tablet running Windows 10. Going from S Mode to the standard Windows 10 Home can be done for free with a few clicks, but it’s not reversible -- once you leave As a Microsoft tablet, the Surface Go 2 runs on the purest version of Windows. Microsoft Surface Go 2 (Wi-Fi Only) tablet was launched on 6th May 2020.