It’s been just over a year since the Surface Go 2 launched and it looks as though we could be in for an update this month.
Microsoft has announced that it will be holding an event on September 22 and we’re expecting the Surface Go 3 to make an appearance. Here’s everything we know about the rumoured Microsoft tablet so far. The Surface Go line is the most affordable product currently available in Microsoft’s Surface range, sitting below the likes of the Surface Pro 7, the Surface Pro X and the Surface Laptop 4. The most recent iteration is the Surface Go 2 which launched a little over a year ago in May 2020. While the 2-in-1 had decent potential as an iPad alternative for anyone in need of a versatile tablet that can double up as a laptop, the lack of significant improvements over the original Surface Go and an expensive Type Cover keyboard prevented us from awarding it any more than 3.5 stars. 
Surface Go 2
We hope to see some bigger upgrades with the Surface Go 3 and leaked benchmark results are already suggesting the device will get a good performance boost.
The rumours are less exciting when it comes to design, with sources predicting it’ll be much the same as the Go 2 in terms of looks and display size. Below you’ll find everything we know about the Surface Go 3 so far, including the latest leaks and rumours surrounding the release date, price, specs and design. Make sure to keep this page bookmarked to catch all the biggest updates in the lead up to the Surface event. Release date Microsoft kicked off September by announcing that its next event will be taking place on September 22 at 11am EST (or 11pm here in Singapore on September 22). While the image below seems to show a new Surface Pro, there will likely be multiple devices present at the event and we’re hopeful that the Surface Go 3 will be one of them.
It’s difficult to determine a pattern for the Surface Go series as there have only been two products in the line so far and both have launched in different months. The original Surface Go was announced in August 2018, followed by the Surface Go 2 in May 2020.
We’ll have to wait until the 22nd September to find out if the Surface Go 3 makes an appearance at the event. Price Prices for the Surface Go 2 currently start at SGD$618.00 for the Intel Pentium 4425Y Wi-Fi model 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, climbing up to SGD$1,1180 for the Intel Core M3-powered LTE model with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. We’d expect the Surface Go 3 to have a similar price, putting it somewhere in the range of $618 to $1,1180. Either way, it’ll likely be less powerful than the rumoured Surface Pro 8, with devices in this series usually running closer to £800(~SGD $1,489.31). Specs There are currently no official details about the Surface Go 3 specs, but a Geekbench listing spotted by German site WinFuture (via Windows Central) could indicate that the device is getting a performance boost. The listing was posted under the name ‘OEMAL Product DV1.1’, which falls in line with previous Surface leaks, and includes two variants of the devices – one with an Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y processor and 4GB of RAM, and the other with an Intel i3-10100Y and 8GB of RAM. Both chips are energy-saving options from Intel’s Amber Lake Y series. According to the report, the Pentium Gold 6500Y Surface Go 3 scored 3197 in the single-core test, and 5643 in the multi-core test in Geekbench 4, offering up to 62% better single core and 47% better multi-core performance over the Pentium Gold 4425Y-powered Surface Go 2. The Intel Core i3-10100Y model shows smaller improvements over the Intel Core i3-8100Y Surface Go 2, with scores of 4359 for single-core and 7643 for multi-core. This gives the Intel Core model 4% better single-core and 11% better multi-core performance over its predecessor. 
Design
According to a report from WinFuture, the Surface Go 3 will feature the same 10.5-inch size as its predecessor with a magnesium alloy casing and the option to add a keyboard cover. This means we don’t expect a huge amount of design updates this time around, with much of the updates taking place within the device. The Surface Go 2 brought around a number of changes, including an larger 10.5-inch screen size (the original Surface Go had a 10-inch display), along with a smaller, cleaner looking bezel. The Surface Go 2 also featured a boosted resolution from 1800 x 1200 to 1920 x 1280. The Surface Go 2 was incredibly lightweight at 544g and came with an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel HD front-facing camera and dual-microphones for video chats. While Microsoft markets the Surface Go as a 2-in-1 device, you need to spend an additional £99.99(~SGD $186.15) on the Type Cover (attachable keyboard) if you wanted to use the Surface Go 2 as a laptop. It’d be great to see the third iteration of the Go bring along a cheaper keyboard or a Surface Pen in the box.  Comments are closed.
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