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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 vs. Surface Go 2: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 and Surface Go 2 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 is better than Surface Go 2.

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 264% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core M3-8100Y inside Surface Go 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8665U

4,209

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8365U

3,442

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Surface Go 2 - Intel Core M3-8100Y

1,313

Surface Go 2 - Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

922

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

16 GB

Surface Go 2

8 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Go 2 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 14-inch screen size 33% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 2.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

14-inch

Surface Go 2

10.5-inch

Surface Go 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 2 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

2020 vs. 2019

Surface Go 2 weighed 1.2 pounds, 60% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Pound	2.99 lbs.	1.2 lbs.
Kilogram	1.36 kg	0.54 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (4th Gen 4) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop 14" FHD(1920x1080), Intel i7-8665U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Windows 10 pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $361.96	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th Gen 20QF0007US 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Ultrabook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-8365U - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Renewed) By Lenovo $289.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen 6 14" FHD 2-in-1 Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Fingerprint, Backlit KYB, Garaged Pen, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Pro, CUE Accessories By Lenovo $799.99 $1,019.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Go 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $268.00	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $249.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 2 10.5 inches Touch-Screen Intel Pentium 4GB RAM, 64gb STV-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $167.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Sep 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	-	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Dimensions	12.71” x 8.58” x 0.61” (333 x 218 x 15.5 mm) Width: 12.71” (333 mm) Depth: 8.58” (218 mm) Height: 0.61” (15.5 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)
Weight	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 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	Iron Grey	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	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	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Size	14 Inches	10.5 Inches
Info	14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.	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	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage	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	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 GHz, 2MB, 6W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	64GB eMMC 128GB 256GB SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Wi-Fi	Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 AC Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	NFC WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9	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	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	26.81 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 18.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	WiFi: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home in S-mode For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	-	For Consumer Microsoft 365 Family one month trial For Commercial 1 month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR & 720p HD Camera with microphone	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	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones	Dual Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
Inking	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer NFC
Security	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot	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	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Go 2
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	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