Strangely, the 12.4-inch touchscreen maintains the same resolution at 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI), while a backlit keyboard is still nowhere to be found. This is also the first Surface to support Intel-based secured-core PC for added protection. It’s not an everyday laptop for power users but could do well as a secondary laptop or Chromebook competitor. That can be upgraded to 8GB, while storage goes up to 256GB.

That’s still plenty affordable, and storage is at 128GB by default - that’s double the gen 1. The starting price of the Windows 11 system has been raised $50 to $599 (and let’s be real, everything is more expensive, these days). After 30 days, you will be charged the applicable monthly or annual subscription fee. If your device is managed by your organisation’s IT department, contact your IT administrator for activation. Requires licence or subscription to activate and use.Microsoft’s Limited Warranty is in addition to your consumer law rights.Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilising Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2020 using preproduction software and preproduction configurations of Surface Go 2. Surface Go 2 battery life: Up to 10 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage.Available storage is subject to change based on system software and updates, and apps usage. System software and updates use significant storage space.Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card and activation. Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network.

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