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
Published: 2020-05-25, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
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
Expensive for the better-processor, Battery life falls well short of promises, Gets expensive when you add accessories and options
All that said, my perennial frustration with the Surface Go 2 arrived entirely because I'd start to mistake it for an everyday notebook. Then, though, you run into the constraints of its processor and the shortcomings of its keyboard. The knowledge of jus...
Vivid 10.5-inch display, Sleek magnesium design, Long battery life, Excellent webcam, IR camera for Windows Hello login
Last-gen CPUs, Cramped Type Cover keyboard, Keyboard and stylus sold separately
With long battery life, thin bezels and decent performance, the Microsoft Surface Go 2 addresses the shortcomings of its predecessor, but don't expect a miracle from this $399 tablet...
Published: 2020-05-15, Author: Andrew , review by: tomshardware.com
Excellent build quality and design, Long battery life, Bright and colorful display, LTE option available at launch,
Pricey after affordable base model, Type Cover not included, Low performance for the price
The Surface Go 2 has a bigger screen, longer battery life and better performance than its predecessor, though you need to prepare to exit budget territory to get one of the better configurations...
When you look at the Go 2 through the lens of what it's designed for, it's clear that Microsoft has done a fantastic job. The slight display increase, reliable performance and small footprint make it a fun device to use, be it on the kitchen counter as yo...
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
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
Published: 2020-05-12, Author: Tom , review by: pcmag.com
Thin, light design with excellent build quality, Nifty built-in kickstand, Impressive audio volume, Face-recognition camera with 1080p quality, Fanless, silent operation,
Keyboard cover not included, Pricey once kitted up with accessories and ideal components
The markedly improved Microsoft Surface Go 2 offers better computing performance, a larger display, and longer battery life than the original, making it a solid work-from-home (and idle-time) companion among Windows tablets...
Compact size, light weight, One of the best webcams in any laptop, Solid productivity performance, Bright, high-resolution display
Cramped keyboard makes prolonged typing awkward, Cheap for a Surface, but not necessarily compared to other tablets, Battery life is just average
Microsoft's Surface Go 2 is the most inexpensive, compact Surface Microsoft offers. This 10.5-inch tablet offers improved performance, though the optional keyboard is extra and is uncomfortable to use...
Published: 2020-05-08, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: The original Go was a mostly well-received addition to the Surface line when it arrived in late 2018. It was a nice, pint-sized alternatively, positioned fairly well to serve as a secondary device for some. It did the convertible double duty and traveled...
Slim and sturdy design, Versatile as a tablet and laptop, Great 10.5-inch screen,
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
The Surface Go 2 offers some slight improvements over the original: A larger screen and a faster CPU option. But the $400 model isn't much different, and all of the upgrades and accessories add up quickly.Be the first to review the Surface Go 2?Your ratin...
