Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
  • Launched: October 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~80%
  • Dimensions: 278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm (10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Surface Laptop Go.
Performance
38
Gaming
46
Display
36
Battery Life
59
Connectivity
65
Case
94
NanoReview Score
49
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Case

Weight 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs)
Dimensions 278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm
10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches
Area 572 cm2 (88.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80%
Side bezels 8 mm
Colors Silver, Gold, Blue
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1
Noise level (max. load) 44.2 dB

Display

Size 12.4 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 149 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2
Resolution 1536 x 1024 pixels
HDR support No
Touchscreen Yes
Coating Glossy
Display tests
Contrast 1222:1
sRGB color space 94.4%
Adobe RGB profile 65.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 64.4%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Right
Charge power 39 W
Weigh of AC adapter 218 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.6 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics G1
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1053
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2836
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1059
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
4059

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory speed 1.87 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 4

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x2 GB
Clock 1866 MHz
Type LPDDR4X
Upgradable No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type eMMC
Channels 1x64 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness 81.5 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI No
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight No
Touchpad
Size 10.0 x 6.6 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - The device has slow eMMC type of storage.

Comments

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Bergman 19 December 2022 00:38
I’ve discovered these will charge just fine via the USB-C port, even while in use, from a 30-watt Anker Nano 3 phone charger. I was told it needed 40-45 watts to do that by numerous sites, but it turns out not to be true.
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