Testseek.com have collected 159 expert reviews of the Microsoft Surface Go G2 10.5 inch and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Surface Go G2 10.5 inch.
June 2020
(75%)
159 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
3727 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Light and sturdy all-magnesium design and Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection
Covers 99% of sRGB colors (SHP14D2) and has a great color accuracy out of the box
12 hours of Web browsing on battery
Doesn't use aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (SHP1
Compact size
Light weight
One of the best webcams in any laptop
Solid productivity performance
Bright
High-resolution display
Vivid 10.5-inch display
Sleek magnesium design
Long battery life
Excellent webcam
IR camera for Windows Hello login
Thin
Light design with excellent build quality
Nifty built-in kickstand
Impressive audio volume
Face-recognition camera with 1080p quality
Fanless
Silent operation
Excellent build quality and design
Bright and colorful display
LTE option available at launch
Excellent
Premium design
And kickstand
Core m3 model makes a huge difference
Outstanding display now with thinner bezels
Optional 4G LTE is great
Nothing else like it
Much improved battery life
Colorful (and bigger) screen
Thinner bezels streamline design
Highly portable and well-constructed
Kickstand remains a big advantage over rival tablets
Bigger display and Core m3 CPU are both welcome
LTE option remains a rare treat
Very well built
Lightweight
And portable
Type Cover keyboard is thin but feels good to type on
Excellent webcam and microphone
Compact and lightweight
Feels well-built
Display gets bright enough for use in most settings
Outstanding webcam video quality for video calls
Keyboard feels good to type on
Bigger screen
Core M3 processor option
Runs any Windows app
Slim
Lightweight design
Attractive 1920x1280 screen
Core m3 configuration provides good performance
Good webcam and speakers for video calls
Mobile broadband option
Slim and sturdy design
Versatile as a tablet and laptop
Great 10.5-inch screen
Solid design for the price
CPU is fast across all models
Excellent keyboard and trackpad
Sturdy chassis
Display with accurate colors
Wi-Fi 6 & microSD
Optional LTE
The editors didn't like
You have to buy all accessories separately
Practically non-upgradable
The stand is slippery on smooth surfaces
Cramped keyboard makes prolonged typing awkward
Cheap for a Surface
But not necessarily compared to other tablets
Battery life is just average
Last-gen CPUs
Cramped Type Cover keyboard
Keyboard and stylus sold separately
Keyboard cover not included
Pricey once kitted up with accessories and ideal components
Pricey after affordable base model
Type Cover not included
Low performance for the price
The Pentium 4425Y model is still disappointing
The cost went up for the model you should get
Battery life just below allday at 7 hours
Core m3 is old
Only dualcore
Performance doesn't impress
Type Cover has a learning curve
Expensive for the better-processor
Battery life falls well short of promises
Gets expensive when you add accessories and options
Only one USB-C port
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y might hang in some programs
Touchpad is a bit small
Small screen isn't ideal for multitasking
Low-power CPU and integrated graphics can't handle demanding workloads
Only one USB port
Small touchpad
Very low performance ceiling
Disappointing battery life
Keyboard flex
Modest battery life
Faster hardware costs a lot more
No real improvements to the $400 model
No bundled keyboard
Every accessory is extra
Summary
The Surface Go 2 offers some slight improvements over the original
A larger screen and a faster CPU option. But the $400 mod
Base model is poorly equipped
Screen resolution is terribly low
Consumers limited to 8GB of RAM
Maxes out with 256GB of storage
As a stab at a budget machine with decent performance
The Surface Laptop Go is a success. It delivers premium-fee
Compact and lightweight, Feels well-built, Display gets bright enough for use in most settings, Outstanding webcam video quality for video calls, Keyboard feels good to type on
Small screen isn't ideal for multitasking, Low-power CPU and integrated graphics can't handle demanding workloads, Only one USB port, Small touchpad
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sturdy chassis, display with accurate colors, Wi-Fi 6 & microSD, silent operation, optional LTE
low performance & throttling under load, PWM flickering, mediocre battery runtime, only 1x USB-C
In review: Microsoft Surface Go 2. Test model courtesy of Cyberport.The Surface Go 2 appears a bit outdated after the review. This segment has mostly been taken over by consumer tablets (iOS & Android) or even more affordable Chromebooks, while Windows co...
Published: 2020-11-19, Author: Alex , review by: laptopmedia.com
Light and sturdy all-magnesium design and Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection, Covers 99% of sRGB colors (SHP14D2) and has a great color accuracy out of the box, 12 hours of Web browsing on battery, Doesn't use aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (SHP1
You have to buy all accessories separately, Practically non-upgradable, The stand is slippery on smooth surfaces
What is the tablet's biggest selling point? It definitely has to be the display. Microsoft Surface Go 2 has a touchscreen IPS panel with a FullHD resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio, comfortable viewing angles, good contrast ratio, and a maximum brightness of 39...
Solid design for the price, CPU is fast across all models, Excellent keyboard and trackpad,
Base model is poorly equipped, Screen resolution is terribly low, Consumers limited to 8GB of RAM, Maxes out with 256GB of storage, Summary, As a stab at a budget machine with decent performance, the Surface Laptop Go is a success. It delivers premium-fee
As a stab at a budget machine with decent performance, the Surface Laptop Go is a success. It delivers premium-feeling style with hardware that'll be fast enough for general users. But if you dig a bit closer, compromises abound.Be the first to review the...
Slim, lightweight design, Attractive 1920x1280 screen, Core m3 configuration provides good performance, Good webcam and speakers for video calls, Mobile broadband option
Modest battery life
The 10.5-inch screen size and modest battery life mean that the Surface Go 2 isn't quite the ideal two-in-one workhorse that Microsoft would like it to be -- especially because, as ever, the keyboard cover isn't included as standard. Even so, its streamli...
