Who is the Microsoft - Surface Go 4 for?
Entry-tier tablet. Below 58 on the Mars Score means several weighted specs trail the category leaders by a wide margin.
Only consider this if there is a specific reason — price, brand loyalty, ecosystem fit. The best-of page shows what your money buys a tier up.
Mars Score is computed from 11 measured specs against the transparent formula for the tablets category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Microsoft - Surface Go 4: advantages & disadvantages
Measured against every tablets we track, here is where the Microsoft - Surface Go 4 gives ground.
No spec lands in the top quartile of the category normalization window. Strengths sit in untracked specs (build quality, ecosystem, etc.) rather than weighted axes.
- ▼Refresh rate: 60 Hz — among the weakest in the tablets category.
- ▼Storage: 128 GB — among the weakest in the tablets category.
- ▼RAM: 8 GB — below the typical tablets.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Screen size
- 10.5"
- RAM
- 8GB
- Storage
- 128GB
- Refresh rate
- 60Hz
All specifications
Display
- Screen size?
- 10.5 "
- Refresh rate?
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness?
- 350 nits
Design
- Weight
- 521 g
- Stylus support
- true
- Cellular
- false
- OS
- Windows
Latest from the lab
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Frequently asked
What is the Mars Score for Microsoft - Surface Go 4?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 scores 49.1 on the transparent Mars Score formula for tablets, computed from its published specs against the category's weighted normalization.
What category does Microsoft - Surface Go 4 belong to?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 is a Microsoft tablet catalogued in the Tablets category.
When was Microsoft - Surface Go 4 released?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 was released on 2023-10-04.
What is the screen size of Microsoft - Surface Go 4?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 has a screen size of 10.5 ".
What is the ram of Microsoft - Surface Go 4?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 has a ram of 8 GB.
What is the storage of Microsoft - Surface Go 4?+
Microsoft - Surface Go 4 has a storage of 128 GB.
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