The hybrid tablet-laptops of the world exist on a spectrum that runs from pure tablets, like the iPad, to pure laptops. Behind the kickstand is where you'll find the MicroSD card slot. There's also a nice scallop at the base of the kickstand, which makes it easy to pry open. The sides of the Surface Go 2 are where you'll find a USB-C port, power button, volume rocker, headphone jack (yay!), and SIM card slot if you have the LTE model. I was also able to charge it via USB-C using some battery packs I've been testing, though quite slowly. Suffice to say that for the use case where the Surface Go excels-watching videos, browsing the web, and working with documents-you can now count on a full workday out of the battery. That's an impressive step up from the older model, which loved a wall socket in a way few devices do these days. In our standard battery drain test, dimming the screen to around 80 percent and looping a YouTube video, the Go 2 stayed on for just under nine hours. That's all with the Type Cover connected to it too. The Go 2 has managed to go all day under my normal workload, writing in a text editor, browsing the web, communicating over apps like Slack and Zoom, and playing some music in the background. ![]() In the original Go, battery life rarely went beyond six hours. It looks sleeker now, but the real improvements are tucked away under the glass, namely the much-improved battery life.
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