Samsung Galaxy Book Go Vs Microsoft Surface Go Compared!

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The Microsoft Surface Go is the best small tablet on the market when compared to its competitors. We get the best of the Surface Pro 6 in a smaller, more affordable package with this tablet.

Despite the lack of major new features, the Microsoft Surface Go has a few surprises in store. The Windows 10 S Mode default setting ensures that no bugs or strange app compatibility issues arise when using the operating system. The capabilities of this tablet will only improve as new updates and accessories for the operating system are released.

Windows 11’s compatibility layer for x86 apps is, as expected, mediocre at best. We were disappointed because this laptop’s 4GB of RAM is simply insufficient for more than one or two tasks at a time. Even at such a low price, this laptop appears to be a standard Windows laptop but falls short in key areas.

Samsung Galaxy Book Go vs Microsoft Surface Go: Comparison Table

Features	Samsung Galaxy Book Go	Microsoft Surface Go
Launching Year	2020	2021
Brand	Samsung	Samsung
Series	Galaxy Book Go	Microsoft Surface go
Available Colors	Silver	Black
OS	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home
Display	1920×1080 pixes	10.00 inch
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Intel Premium Gold 4415Y
RAM	4 GB	8 GB
SSD	128 GB	128 GB
Customer Ratings	4/5	3.8/5

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Samsung Galaxy Book Go vs Microsoft Surface Go: Detailed Analysis

Pricing and Availability

The 4GB version of the Samsung Galaxy Book Go we received for review is a steal at $349 (£349, roughly AU$490). Despite the fact that supplies appear to be abundant elsewhere, we have found no evidence that it is officially available in Australia. A dual-purpose tablet with significantly more versatility than, say, the Lenovo Ideapad Duet costs the same as the Microsoft Surface Go, which is still a strong performer after a year.

The most expensive Microsoft Surface Go tablet, which we tested in this review, costs $549 (£509, AU$839, AED 2,399). The Surface Pro comes with 64GB of eMMC storage and 4GB of RAM for $399 (£378, AU$599, AED 1,699).

Design

Samsung hasn’t gone overboard with the design of the Galaxy Book Go: it’s just plain, black, and silver-and-white functionality.

That is completely acceptable. It’s thin, unobtrusive, and just the right size, with reasonably thin side bezels providing an impressively compact footprint – and we’ll forgive its chunky chin and forehead because the extra vertical reach keeps the control surface from becoming too cramped.

There’s even a dedicated power button, which is unusual in this day and age when everyone moves that function to the top right of the keyboard. We’re sorry to be awarding points for such a minor feature, but here we are.

When it comes to Microsoft Go, however, The 1.15-pound (0.52kg) Surface Go appears to be nothing more than the Surface Pro shrunk down by 2.3 inches on the diagonal, and that’s mostly true – excellent kickstand included. Microsoft, on the other hand, clearly put some design effort into this version, making it more accessible to a wider audience, particularly students.

The Surface Go’s prominent rounding of the edges and angles, which Microsoft has applied, is the first major clue to the device’s intended audience. The sharp, angled edges of the Surface Pro have been replaced with rounder, softer edges, which help give this version of the Surface its own distinct identity.

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Performance

Do you think ARM is better suited to phones, tablets, or operating systems built around it, such as macOS when it comes to the Samsung Galaxy Book Go? While Windows 11’s core functions are responsive enough if the processor isn’t overloaded, it’s all too easy to push the Galaxy Book in the wrong direction and encounter the slow translation layer.

This machine is designed for massive battery performance, which we’ll discuss shortly, but it also wakes up from sleep with all of your radios already connected. It runs quietly and coolly even when you’re doing a lot. That’s ideal for a budget laptop and almost unheard of in this category. Samsung also includes a slew of ecosystem apps that neatly tie this to its own phone line, though you’ll get much better performance with your phone docked in DeX mode, so they’re largely irrelevant.

The Surface Go, on the other hand, can easily handle basic browser-based workloads such as word processing and content management, as well as the Office 365 app suite, thanks to its Intel Pentium Gold processor. With the higher-end model’s 8GB of RAM, you could even run multiple projects, websites, and media players in separate tabs. However, don’t expect this processor to handle high-resolution image or video editing and rendering in the same way that a proper laptop processor would. That is not one of the tablet’s strong points.

Battery

The Galaxy Book Go deserves credit for having a massive battery. This thing goes on and on; in our movie test, it lasted nearly half a day.

Even if you wouldn’t choose to watch a movie on it, you could, and you could do so for the vast majority of an international flight. Never mind that it is too large for a tray table and that the viewing angles will render the screen useless. You have the ability to do it. That is all that matters.

Furthermore, Microsoft claims that the Surface Go can be used continuously for up to 9 hours when discussing the Samsung Galaxy Surface Go. Those aren’t the numbers we could replicate in our testing, but they’re also not bad. Even stranger, we discovered that the device lasts longer in Windows 10 Home than in S Mode.

The difference in our tests was less than an hour, and in any case, expect the Surface Go to last around six hours on a charge, possibly a little longer if the Battery Saver feature is enabled.

Samsung Galaxy Book Go vs Microsoft Surface Go: Quick Result

Particulars	Samsung Galaxy Book Go	Microsoft Surface Go	Which one is the best?
Battery Life	Good	Good	Lenovo
Display	Good	Average	Any
Performance	Good	Better	Microsoft Surface Go

Samsung Galaxy Book Go vs Microsoft Surface Go: Final Verdict

There aren’t many options right now for running Windows on a Qualcomm chip; if you want to experiment with it, or even develop for it, this is a reasonably priced machine to do so. If you need to be away from a power outlet for any reason, the incredible battery life on offer here sets it apart from nearly everything else in its class. It’s a laptop that could outlast your phone, which is quite impressive.

The Surface Go, on the other hand, is a niche device that is expanding. With every major hardware vendor focusing on smaller productivity tablets, Microsoft has finally nailed the concept of the smaller Surface device, demonstrating how it’s done yet again.