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Surface Go vs. Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Go and Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Go Pros

Reasons that Surface Go is better than Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1.

Surface Go weighed 1.15 pounds, 40% lighter than the 1.89 pounds Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1.

Weight	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Pound	1.15 lbs.	1.89 lbs.
Kilogram	0.52 kg	0.86 kg

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 is better than Surface Go.

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 has a 353% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y inside Surface Go.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 - Intel Core i3-7130U

1,454

Surface Go - Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y

855

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go.

Max system memory size

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1

16 GB

Surface Go

8 GB

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go.

Memory type and speed

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Go - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 has a 12.3-inch screen size 23% larger than the 10-inch Surface Go.

Display size

Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1

12.3-inch

Surface Go

10-inch

Prices

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

Surface Go Price
	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" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $268.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $474.99 $629.99 25% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Price
	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Laptop, 12.5" Touchscreen FHD(1920x1080), Intel Core i5-8350U 1.7GHz to 3.6Ghz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $219.00	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 Touchscreen Laptop, 12.5" FHD(1920x1080), Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz to 4.2Ghz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $255.99 $269.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 12.3" FHD Touchscreen Laptop Computer, Intel Quad-Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Type-C, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $199.00 $239.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Released	2018	2018
Release Date	Introduced: July 10, 2018 Pre-ordered: July 10, 2018 Released: August 2, 2018	Announced on January 18, 2018.
Pricing	Surface Go for Consumer $399 - 4 GB \| 64 GB \| W10 S-mode $549 - 8 GB \| 128 GB \| W10 S-mode Surface go for Commercial $449 - 4 GB \| 64 GB \| W10 Pro $599 - 8 GB \| 128 GB \| W10 Pro	-
Generations	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT	2018 Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1 2017 Dell Latitude 5285 2-in-1

Exterior	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Dimensions	9.6” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.6” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)	Tablet Only 11.5” x 8.22” x 0.38” - 0.42” (292 mm x 208.8 mm x 9.76 - 10.65 mm) With Keyboard 11.5” x 8.52” x 0.59” - 0.63” (292 mm x 216.4 mm x 14.91 - 15.9 mm)
Weight	Surface Go: 1.15 lbs (522 g) Surface Go with LTE: 1.17 lbs. (532 g) Surface Go Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)	Tablet Only Starting at 1.89 lb (857 g) With Keyboard Starting at 2.65 lb (1201.8 g)
Colors	Platinum	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface 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.	Detachable Travel Keyboard Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. Integrated touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Size	10 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1800 x 1200 (2.1M Pixels) Density: 217 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	Size: 12.3” Resolution: FHD+ (1920 x 1280) Type: Anti-reflective, and Anti-Smudge. Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4. Brightness: 340 nits Pixel Per Inch: 188 PPI Supports 10 finger multi-touch Supports Dell Active Pen (Wacom Pen)

Ports	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover port	Image Source: Dell Left (4) 2 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Optional Thunderbolt 3 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (2) 1 x Smart Card Reader Optional 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4415Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 GHz, 2MB SmartCache, 6W	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4415Y Intel® HD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7130U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	Memory Info Memory Slots: Onboard memory Memory Type: Dual-Channel LPDDR3 Memory Memory Speed: 1866 MHz 2133 MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB
Storage	64GB eMMC 128GB 256GB SSD	Hard Drive Slot 1 x M.2 2280 slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Qualcomm QCA61x4A Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Qualcomm QCA6174A XR Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel® Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 802.11ac Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
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	Optional Mobile Broadband Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A (DW5811e) for AT&T, Verizon & Sprint. (US) Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A (DW5811e)(EMEA/APJ/ROW) Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 HSPA + (DW5811e) (China/Indonesia/ India) Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A (DW5816e) Japan/ANZ/India/South Korea/Taiwan)

Battery	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Size	26.12 Wh	31.5 Wh 3 cell, ExpressCharge Capable. 42 Wh 3 cell, ExpressCharge Capable. 42 Wh 4 cell, Long Life Cycle.
Battery Life	Up to 9 hours of video playback	-
Power Supply	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply	45W 65W USB Type-C Power Adapter

Software	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 in S-mode For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Camera	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	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 5 Megapixels (2592 x 1944). Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Rear-facing camera Top-mount front camera with auto focus lens, 8 Megapixels (3264 x 2448).
Audio	Single microphone 2W Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Realtek ALC3253 Controller 2 x 2W = 4W stereo speakers Dual array microphones

Misc	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient Light Sensor (optional) IR Camera (optional) Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	TPM 2.0 FIPS 140-2 Certified, TCG Certified Optional Control Vault 2.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification (HW authentication configurations) Optional hardware authentication bundle 2: FIPS 201 contacted smart card Control Vault 2.0 Optional hardware authentication bundle 4: Touch fingerprint reader FIPS 201 contacted smart card Contactless smart card NFC Control Vault 2.0 Security lock slot (Noble Wedge Lock) SED (Opal 2.0 - SATA Interface) Statement of Non-Volatility
In the box	Surface Go Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1 Years Hardware Warranty with Onsite In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
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	-

Key Features	Surface Go	Dell Latitude 5290 2-in-1
At Glance	Released in Mid 2018 3:2 1.8K 10” 1200p 60Hz Weight 1.15 lb 0.52 kg Powered By Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y 2C/4T, 1.60 GHz Geekbench 5 356 Single Core Geekbench 5 855 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Early 2018 3:2 FHD+ 12.3” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.89 lb 0.86 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3