Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 vs. Surface Go 2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 and Surface Go 2 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 is better than Surface Go 2.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 has a 183% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core M3-8100Y inside Surface Go 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-1035G4
3,347
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - Intel Core i3-1005G1
2,027
Surface Go 2 - Intel Core M3-8100Y
1,313
Surface Go 2 - Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
922
Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1
32 GB
Surface Go 2
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Surface Go 2 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
Upgradable storage

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsDell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
M.2
Yes x1
Onboard
27% larger display

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 has a 13.4-inch screen size 27% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 2.

Display size
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1
13.4-inch
Surface Go 2
10.5-inch

Surface Go 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 2 is better than Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

About 59% lighter

Surface Go 2 weighed 1.2 pounds, 59% lighter than the 2.92 pounds Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1.

WeightDell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Pound
2.92 lbs.
1.2 lbs.
Kilogram
1.32 kg
0.54 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Price
Dell XPS 13 7390 13.4-inch FHD+ Touchscreen 256GB SSD 10th Gen i7 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, i7-1065G7, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Platinum Silver
Dell XPS 13 7390 13.4-inch FHD+ Touchscreen 256GB SSD 10th Gen i7 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, i7-1065G7, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Platinum Silver
By Dell
$1,299.00
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, 13.4 inch FHD+ Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD HD, Intel iris, Windows 10 Home
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, 13.4 inch FHD+ Touch Laptop - Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD HD, Intel iris, Windows 10 Home
By Dell
$999.00
Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1 Laptop, 13.3" FHD(1920 X 1080) Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i5-8350U, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, CAM, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1 Laptop, 13.3" FHD(1920 X 1080) Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i5-8350U, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, CAM, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$313.14
Surface Go 2 Price
New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model)
New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$246.74
Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$268.00
Microsoft Surface Go 2 10.5 inches Touch-Screen Intel Pentium 4GB RAM, 64gb STV-00001 (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Go 2 10.5 inches Touch-Screen Intel Pentium 4GB RAM, 64gb STV-00001 (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$167.00

Availability

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at Computex 2019
  • Available on August 8, 2019
  • Introduced: May 6, 2020
  • Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020
  • Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing-Surface Go 2 for Consumer
  • $399 - Intel Pentium | 4 GB | 64 GB | WiFi
  • $549 - Intel Pentium | 8 GB | 128 GB | WiFi
  • $629 - Intel Core M3 | 8 GB | 128 GB | WiFi
  • $729 - Intel Core M3 | 8 GB | 128 GB | LTE
Surface Go 2 for Commercial
  • $449 - Intel Pentium | 4 GB | 64 GB | WiFi
  • $599 - Intel Pentium | 8 GB | 128 GB | WiFi
  • $679 - Intel Core M3 | 8 GB | 128 GB | WiFi
  • $779 - Intel Core M3 | 8 GB | 128 GB | LTE
Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Dimensions11.67 x 8.17 x 0.27 - 0.52 in (296.40 x 207.40 x 6.94 - 13.10 mm)
Width: 11.67” (301.76 mm)
Depth: 8.17” (199.24 mm)
Height: 0.27 - 0.52” (6.94 - 13.10 mm)
9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175  mm x 8.3 mm)
Width: 9.65” (245 mm)
Height: 6.9” (175 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
Weight2.92 lbs (1.33 kg)
  • Surface Go 2: 1.2 lbs (544 g)
  • Surface Go 2 with LTE: 1.22 lbs. (553 g)
  • Surface Go 2 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass fiber.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  •  Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.41 x 2.63 in (112 mm x 66.70 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Surface Go Type Cover
    • Not included
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel.
  • Trackpad:
    • Precision glass trackpad.
    • Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm
    • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Size13.4 Inches10.5 Inches
Info
  • 13.4-inch FHD+ WLED touchscreen
    1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 16:10, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 100% sRGB color gamut, Dolby Vision™, Anti-reflective, Anti-smudge, Eyesafe display, InfinityEdge touch display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3.07 W power consumption.
  • 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen
    3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 16:10, 60 Hz, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 100% sRGB, 90% DCI-P3 color gamut, Anti-reflective, Anti-smudge, Eyesafe display, InfinityEdge touch display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 6.58 W power consumption.
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels)
  • Density: 220 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Contrast ratio: 1500:1
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Ports

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 3 
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3).
  • 1 x headset jack
  • 1 x microSD card reader
Surface Go 2 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Go Type Cover Connector
Under Kickstand (1)
  • 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 GHz, 2MB, 6W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4 Memory On-board.
  • 8GB 16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board.
4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • 64GB
    eMMC
  • 128GB 256GB
    SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer 1650s
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax).
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More-Optional LTE
  • Nano SIM Tray
  • 4G LTE Advanced (22 Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66)
  • GPS/GLONASS: Standalone and Assiste
  • GNSS, accuracy up to 3 meters

Battery

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
26.81 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 16 hours on FHD panel
  • WiFi: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage
  • LTE Advanced: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A
  • 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home in S-mode
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
  • For Consumer
    Microsoft 365 Family one month trial
  • For Commercial
    1 month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable
  • Dual Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button​​
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • NFC
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Go 2
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
More-
  • Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
  • Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees
  • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability
  • Physical buttons: volumes, power
  • Casing: Magnesium

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1Surface Go 2
At Glance
Released in
2019
16:10 4K UHD+
13.4”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.92 lb
1.32 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Ports
Released in Mid
2020
3:2 FHD+
10.5”
1280p 60Hz
Weight
1.2 lb
0.54 kg
Up to
Intel Core M3-8100Y
2C/4T, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 5
660
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,313
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 615
24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Go 2 Ports

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