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Surface Go 2 Teardown

Written By: Michael Degnan (and one other contributor)
Published: May 15, 2020
  • Comments: 10
  • Favorites: 0
  • Views: 40.5k

Surface Go 2 Teardown

Written By: Michael Degnan (and one other contributor)
Published: May 15, 2020
  • Comments: 10
  • Favorites: 0
  • Views: 40.5k

Teardown

Video Overview

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Surface Go 2, use our service manual.

    1. Final Thoughts
      • This version of the Surface Go is significantly easier to open thanks to the new display adhesive and redesigned interior shields.
      • The use of only one type of screw simplifies repair.
      • The lack of modularity, especially on high-wear ports, makes repairs unnecessarily expensive.
      • Replacement of any part requires removal of the display assembly, an easy (and expensive) part to damage.
      Repairability Score
      3
      Repairability 3 out of 10
      (10 is easiest to repair)
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10 Guide Comments

A big part of the Surface’s thermal solution is the aluminum backshell. If they added thermal pads between the back of the CPU and PMIC area of the PCB and the case, it would definitely be a nice touch.

f14trex - Reply Share

We’ve always got modders to do that.

Strumajen - Reply Share

Does anyone knows if the battery for the surface go 1 is compatible with the surface go 2 and vice versa?

Odysseus - Reply Share

to anyone wondering, No, it's not .. But, Go 2,3,4 share the same .. battery, Display, housing, wifi antenna's ..

Stephan Schmuck - Reply Share

Is the LTE modem removable/swapable?

Dan - Reply Share

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