Testseek.co.uk have collected 223 expert reviews of the Microsoft Surface G2 10.6 inch and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Surface G2 10.6 inch.
December 2013
(75%)
223 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
6 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Thin but solid industrial build
Two kickstand positions are welcome additions
Microsoft Office included
Kickstand & keyboard combo
Vivid display
Useful multitasking
At first glance
There's not much difference between the Surface 2 and its predecessor. Aside from the slight colour change (it's now got a silver finish)
It's still pretty much the same as the rest of the Surface family
An attractive
Minimal
Solid tablet with a pop-out kickstand. It’s slimmer and lighter than the first model though
Measuring up at a svelte 8.89mm thick
While the kickstand
Solid build
Great optional Touch Cover/Keyboard
Decent picture quality
Comes with Microsoft Office pre-installed
Great screen
Outlook now on board and works
MicroSD expansion
Decent battery life
Good prospect for business users
A step up compared to the original
Marketplace will continue to grow
Gorgeous 1080p screen
Improved kickstand
Excellent range of keyboards
Tegra 4 + Windows 8.1 = usable as an ad-hoc laptop
Display
Responsiveness
Office 2013 Suite
Battery life
Front camera
Topnotch design and finish
Stand
Type Cover 2 is great
And essential to get the most out of the Surface
Beautiful industrial design
Huge and gorgeous screen
Surface Pen and Dial support
Snappy performance
Fullsize SD card slot
USBC
Windows Hello
Comfortable
Well made
Great controls
AptX
Solid Bluetooth connectivity
3.5mm socket
Adjustable noise cancelling/ambient sound
Good sound
Good battery life
Fast pair
Sturdy build
Tough twopoint kickstand
Fine screen
Terrific keyboard covers
Fullsize USB 3.0 port
Improved battery life
Type Cover is outstanding
Very good colour
Contrast and brightness
Slick
Fast and responsive
4G
Great build quality
Useful two position kickstand
Full size USB port
Micro SD slot
4G built in (Micro SIM)
Great full HD screen with decent viewing angles
Great design and feel
Magnetic Type Cover rocks
Kickstand works great and has two angles
Improved Start screen and Windows Store
Great new high resolution display
Faster performance thanks to Tegra 4 CPU
All
Day battery lasts almost 15 hours
The editors didn't like
1080p screen lags behind other tablets
Same rehashed design
No LTE option
Barren Windows Store
Desktop mode
16
9 ratio not great on tablet
The Surface 2 still isn't sure what it's supposed to be. It's a tablet/laptop hybrid that wants to be both
But only partially succeeds in either. While Office is bundled
It's not a touch-optimised version
Meaning you'll have to use either the Touch or Type Covers to get work done - making it more laptop than tablet. But as it's also a Windows RT machine
You won't have access to all the legacy
Lack of apps
Windows RT still feels confused and muddled
No legacy app support
Limited developer support
No LTE
Very heavy for a device designed primarily as a tablet
Disappointing sound quality
App store is limited
Can be unwieldy
Windows RT a confused experience
Naming convention is odd
Lacks app support of rivals
Odd aspect ratio for a tablet
Need to add a keyboard for best experience as virtual keys obscure view
No mobile connectivity
Restricted to Windows RT apps
Gets expensive with a Touch/Type Cover
Not enough apps at Windows Store (not even big ones like Facebook and YouTube)
Too few games & mediocre gaming performance
Screen borders still too wide
Poor quality rear camera
Proprietary port for charging
It's lighter than the Surface RT... but st
Super expensive
Only seventh gen Intel mobile chips
Older graphics processor
No Thunderbolt 3
No HDR support
Not upgradable
No AAC support
Only fold flat
Noise cancelling and sound not quite as good as rivals
Limited apps in Windows Store
Windows RT still confusing in places
Dreadful speakers
Too few quality tablet apps
Expensive jump to 4G
The limitations of Windows RT eventually becomes the main downside
The angular nature of the Surface isn't the most ergonomic
Published: 2020-08-03, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
comfortable, well made, great controls, aptX, solid Bluetooth connectivity, USBC, 3.5mm socket, adjustable noise cancelling/ambient sound, good sound, good battery life, fast pair
no AAC support, only fold flat, noise cancelling and sound not quite as good as rivals
The Surface Headphones 2 improve on the first generation Microsoft headphones in every way.They're more comfortable, last longer on a charge, have improved noise cancelling and sound better. They still have the excellent turn-dial and touch controls, and...
Published: 2019-04-18, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
beautiful industrial design, huge and gorgeous screen, Surface Pen and Dial support, snappy performance, fullsize SD card slot, USBC, Windows Hello
super expensive, only seventh gen Intel mobile chips, older graphics processor, no Thunderbolt 3, no HDR support, not upgradable
The Surface Studio 2 is a beautiful, amazing computer in a class all of its own. It's one of those machines that makes you envious when you see it on other people's desks, a true hero product.For consumers the Surface Studio 2 is a hard sell, simply becau...
Published: 2014-10-03, Author: Chris , review by: reviewed.com
A solid Microsoft tablet finally surfaces.It's easy to pooh-pooh the first iteration of a line of tablets, especially since they usually have a lot of rough edges to smooth out. With the Surface 2, Microsoft heard the critiques and addressed old issues. T...
Great build quality, Useful two position kickstand, Full size USB port, Micro SD slot, 4G built in (Micro SIM), Great full HD screen with decent viewing angles
The limitations of Windows RT eventually becomes the main downside, The angular nature of the Surface isn't the most ergonomic, The cameras aren't the best
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Published: 2014-05-21, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Great screen, Outlook now on board and works, microSD expansion, decent battery life, good prospect for business users, a step up compared to the original, Marketplace will continue to grow
Windows RT a confused experience, naming convention is odd, lacks app support of rivals, odd aspect ratio for a tablet, need to add a keyboard for best experience as virtual keys obscure view, no mobile connectivity
Surface 2 might be thinner, lighter and faster than before - but only just on all counts. And as much as those three words might read well on page, the latest Microsoft offering is, above all, a confusing prospect. Why? Because it's not full Window...
Published: 2014-05-15, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Sturdy build, tough twopoint kickstand, fine screen, terrific keyboard covers, fullsize USB 3.0 port, good battery life, 4G
Limited apps in Windows Store, expensive jump to 4G
Adding 4G connectivity gives extra mobile capability to the Surface 2, but considering the specs are more or less exactly the same, there's a pretty steep price to pay. A bargain it ain't, but it's a solidly built device with a good range of features an...
Solid build, Microsoft Office included, Great optional Touch Cover/Keyboard
Lack of apps, Windows RT still feels confused and muddled, No legacy app support, Limited developer support, No LTE, Very heavy for a device designed primarily as a tablet
One last nice thing I want to mention about the Surface 2 is the optional Touch Cover, which allows you to snap on a flat backlit keyboard/cover combo. Though the pressure sensitive keys take some getting used to, you quickly realize how much easi...
Display, Responsiveness, Office 2013 Suite, Battery life, Front camera, Topnotch design and finish, Stand, Type Cover 2 is great, and essential to get the most out of the Surface
Not enough apps at Windows Store (not even big ones like Facebook and YouTube), Too few games & mediocre gaming performance, Screen borders still too wide, Poor quality rear camera, Proprietary port for charging, It's lighter than the Surface RT... but st
With a stylish, well-built body, Full HD resolution and good battery life, the Surface 2 is a choice buy for anyone looking for a tablet that does (pretty much) everything. It does still lag behind some of the competing high-end iOS and Android tablets, h...
Decent picture quality, Comes with Microsoft Office pre-installed
Disappointing sound quality, App store is limited, Can be unwieldy
Full Windows 8.1 needs to be let loose on the Surface 2 to make it a real alternative to the attractiveness of iOS and Android tablets.Until then, this is something of a poor man's iPad.There's no doubt the Surface 2 is more geared to work-related use and...
Published: 2013-12-22, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
The Surface 2 is a fabulous device and the more we used it the better it got.It looks pretty good, has a eye-pleasing screen and is super-fast. On it's downside we found the Windows 8.1 operating system slightly overcomplicated.The lack of apps are an iss...
