Wednesday, September 01, 2021
All the news about Microsoft's next budget Surface Go tablet.
Microsoft's budget-friendly Surface Go line of tablets is one of our favorites, being accessible to a much wider audience thanks to its low-cost of entry, in a tiny package that makes it super portable and fun to use. With pricing starting at $399, it's hard to hate the Surface Go, which is why we're excited about what could be coming with a Surface Go 3.
Surface Go 3: Release date and availability
Microsoft is yet to announce a fall hardware event, but the company is likely to hold one in the October timeframe. We believe the company will announce a new Surface Pro 8, Surface Duo 2, and maybe a new laptop form factor as well. I've heard that a new Surface Go is likely to show up this fall.
If we look at the history of Surface Go launches, the first Surface Go shipped in August 2018, and the Surface Go 2 launched in May 2020, leaving a gap of about 21 months between products. If history is to repeat itself, a new Surface Go could launch anywhere between this fall and next spring.
Surface Go 3: What we know
Very little is known about a Surface Go 3. Windows Central understands that Microsoft was prototyping a black Surface Go device last year, which may show up as a new color option on the Surface Go 3.
Geekbecnh results have also suggested that a new Surface Go will ship with the Intel Pentium GOLD 6500Y and Intel Core i3-10100Y processors, with 4GB or 8GB RAM respectively. The Pentium GOLD 6500Y is a big jump in performance over the Pentium GOLD 4425Y in the Surface Go 2.
Outside of that, we have no idea what a new Surface Go could entail. I have heard that the Surface Go 3 may be codenamed Kahulu.
Surface Go 3: Specs
Geekbench results have revealed that the Surface Go 3 may ship with an Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and Intel Core i3-10100Y processor. The Pentium model will be what's found in the $399 model, and the Core i3 variant will be the more expensive option with 8GB RAM and optional LTE, just like the Surface Go 2.
Surface Go 3: Price
Although we know very little about a Surface Go 3, we do know that the whole point of the Surface Go line is for it to be offered as a cheaper alternative to the Surface Pro. With that in mind, it's likely that a Surface Go 3 will start at $399, just like its predecessors.
Surface Go 3: What I want to see
We'd like to see Microsoft ship an ARM version of the Surface Go 3. Qualcomm is now shipping its affordable Snapdragon 7c PC chip, which can already be found in budget laptops like the Samsung Galaxy Book Go. It would be great if Microsoft decided to ship a Snapdragon 7c inside the entry-level Surface Go 3 at $399, and offer the more powerful Intel chips in the higher-priced models for those that need a little extra power.
Other minor changes we'd like to see include an upgradable SSD drive, just like on the bigger Surface Pro 7+ and Surface Pro X. We'd also love to see some of Windows 11's hardware specific features, such as "tap to wake" and maybe even dynamic refresh rate, though that's unlikely given that the Surface Go is meant to be a budget device.
I don't think we'll see any major redesigns of the Surface Go line with Surface Go 3, only because the Surface Go 2 is already a very well built and great looking PC. The bezels are already thin enough, and I don't expect them to get any thinner given the budget focus of this product line.
Surface Go 3: Latest news
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