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Surface 3 vs. Surface Studio 2 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface 3 and Surface Studio 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface 3 vs. Surface Studio 2

The 2015 Surface 3 features the 2W Intel Cherry Trail quad-core Intel Atom x7-Z8700 with the boost speed up to 2.40 GHz. While the 2018 Surface Studio 2 features the 45W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-7820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.8″ Surface 3 (2015) and the 28″ Surface Studio 2 (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface 3 vs. Surface Studio 2: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New design It’s now thinner (8.7mm), new tablet-friendly 3:2 aspect-ratio form factor, and new Microsoft Logo on the kickstand. Full Windows 8.1 You can run all your desktop apps and upgradable to Windows 10. Better display New bigger and better 10.8” Full HD Plus display with 10 points multitouch. Inking supports It now supports a new Surface Pen with 256 pressure sensitivity, tail eraser, and remote Bluetooth activation. New CPU Architecture It’s now using the new quad-core Intel® Atom™ x7 processor for outstanding performance and long battery life. New kickstand Now in three angles. New Micro-USB port It can be charged with any mobile phone charger. More Better 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera, new Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), and optional 4G LTE.
What's missing	No magnet charging port replaced with the new Micro-USB port. Slower Charging The new Micro-USB has a limited power delivery (13W) compared to its older propriety 24W charger.

Availability	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Released	2015	2018
Release Info	Introduced: March 21, 2015 Pre-ordered: March 21, 2015 Released: May 5, 2015	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018
Pricing	Surface 3 Wi-Fi $499 - 2 GB \| 64 GB $599 - 4 GB \| 128 GB Surface 3 4G LTE $599 - 2 GB \| 64 GB $699 - 4 GB \| 128 GB	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070
Amazon Deals	$162.96 Microsoft Surface 3 128GB WiFi Tablet 10.8" Intel Atom - Silver (Renewed) $389.00 Microsoft Surface 3 Tablet (10.8-Inch, 64 GB, Intel Atom, Windows 10) $699.99 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)	$2,899.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum $2,199.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard $3,799.00 GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB

Microsoft Surface 3 10.8-inch Price
	Microsoft Surface 3 128GB WiFi Tablet 10.8" Intel Atom - Silver (Renewed) By Microsoft $162.96	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface 3 Tablet (10.8-Inch, 64 GB, Intel Atom, Windows 10) By Microsoft $389.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $699.99	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2 7820HQ Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,899.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard By Microsoft $2,199.00	See at Amazon
	GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB By GizPro $3,799.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Size	10.8 Inches	28 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.4M Pixels) Density: 214 PPI Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: supports Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge

Exterior	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.52” x 7.36” x 0.34” (267 mm x 187 mm x 8.7 mm) Width: 10.52” (267 mm) Height: 7.36” (187 mm) Thickness: 0.34” (8.7 mm)	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)
Weight	Surface 3: 1.37 lbs (621 g) Surface 3 with Keyboard: 1.95 lbs (884 g)	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Silver	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Supports up to three-finger multitouch gesture.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
Ports	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Micro USB charging port 1 x Headset jack 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Cover port 1 x Nano SIM card slot (Surface 3 with LTE only)	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Processor	Intel® Atom™ x7-Z8700 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 2.40 GHz, 2MB Cache, 2W	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Atom™ x7-Z8700 Intel® HD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 20 → 600 MHz	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Discrete Graphics		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Memory	2GB 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM.	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB eMMC	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Ethernet		Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Optional LTE Nano SIM Tray GPS Assisted GPS GLONASS	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Size	27.5 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours of video playback
Power Supply	13W Micro USB power supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
OS	Windows 8.1 Pro Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	1-Year Microsoft Office 365 Personal	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Camera	3.5MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Single microphone Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base

Misc	Surface 3	Surface Studio 2
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Digital compass	Ambient light sensor
Security		Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio
In the box	Surface 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Casing: Magnesium Kickstand: 3 positions Physical buttons: volumes, power	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.