Microsoft Surface Go 4 vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (14″)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Go 4
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 980 grams less (around 2.16 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 40% more compact case (66.5 vs 110.2 square inches)
- 36% sharper screen – 220 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (14″)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 4.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 124-169% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~97%) battery – 57 against 29 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.52 kg (1.15 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 245 x 175 x 8.3 mm 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
313 x 227 x 17.5 mm 12.32 x 8.94 x 0.69 inches |
| Area | 429 cm2 (66.5 inches2) | 711 cm2 (110.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 11.5 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray, Blue |
| Material | - | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 10.5 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 220 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (14″)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Go 4
10.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 50.9 in2
~73% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 800:1 |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:15 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 24 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 (0P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 750 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 0.4 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | - | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | - | Island |
| Numpad | - | No |
| Backlight | - | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | - | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Surface Go 4:
- Full magnesium-alloy body.
- Has UFS 3.1 memory type.
Notes on IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 (14″):
- The Intel model features a metal lid with a thickness of 17.5 mm, while the AMD variant is fully plastic with a 17.9 mm.
- Intel features LPDDR5X RAM running at 5200 MHz, while AMD – at 6400 MHz.
- Optional webcams are available in either HD or FHD, depending on the configuration.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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