Microsoft Surface Go 3 Gets Faster Intel Processors, Starts At $400

Microsoft Wed launched a bunch of new Surface products. Amidst them is the Surface Become 3, the most affordable Windows eleven-ready laptop the company announced at the effect. A follow-up model to final year's affordable Windows laptop Surface Become 2, this device doesn't bring many improvements over its predecessor though. It substantially but adds new and faster Intel processors.

The Microsoft Surface Go 3 comes in two processor choices: Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i3-10100Y. If you retrieve, last twelvemonth's model was available with the Pentium Golden 4425Y or the Core m3 processor. So that'due south a straightforward upgrade from the company this year. It promises up to 60 pct faster processor performance over the Surface Go 2. The Core i3 variant will be the faster of the ii, of form. For graphics duties, the Surface Get three features the Intel UHD Graphics 615.

But as said earlier, there's not much else to talk about here. Near other fundamental specs remain the same. Of course, being a generation newer, information technology's Windows 11-ready but that's well-nigh it. The device still features the same 10.5-inch PixelSense touchscreen display with a 1,920 x one,080 pixels resolution. Retentivity options are also limited to either 4GB or 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 64GB of eMMC or 128GB/256GB of SSD storage. You practice get a microSD slot for expandable storage though.

The Surface Go iii features a v-megapixel camera with a 1080p resolution in the front. On the back, we have an 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with the aforementioned resolution. The device has dual far-field Studio Mics and 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio. At that place'south as well a 3.5mm headphone jack here.

On the battery front end, Microsoft is promising upward to xi hours lifetime on a single charge with typical usage. The device charges over a USB Type-C port. Sensors on board include an ambience low-cal sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. We too accept Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support here. The whole package measures 245 mm ten 175 mm ten 8.3 mm in dimension and weighs 544 grams.

Microsoft Surface Become three: Price and availability

The Microsoft Surface Go 3 is at present bachelor for pre-guild in select markets, with general sales beginning on Oct 5th. Prices showtime at $399.99 for the base of operations variant with the Pentium chip, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage. The Core i3 variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage costs $629.99. The device is bachelor in a single Platinum colour pick.

The Surface Go 3 also supports the Microsoft Pen Protocol and is compatible with Surface Go Type covers. But the company, unsurprisingly, isn't including these accessories in the box. Y'all'll accept to buy them separately. The keyboard covers start at $99.99 while the Surface Pen is available at $67.99 if you lot pre-gild the device now.

Microsoft says it will also launch LTE models of the Surface Get 3 in the coming months. They will price $100 more than their respective Wi-Fi-simply models. We will allow you know equally and when these devices become available.