Surface Book vs. Surface 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book and Surface 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2015 Surface Book features the 15W 6th Generation Intel Skylake dual-core Intel Core i5-6300U up to dual-core Intel Core i7-6600U with the boost speed up to 3.40 GHz. While 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.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 13.5″ Surface Book (2015) and the 10.8″ Surface 3 (2015), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Book vs. Surface 3: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
Released | 2015 | |
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Pricing | Starting at 1,499$ | Surface 3 Wi-Fi
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Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,026.03 | ||
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $577.99 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $564.69 $719.99 22% OFF | ||
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $299.00 $319.00 6% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $518.03 $629.99 18% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface 3 128GB WiFi Tablet 10.8" Intel Atom - Silver (Renewed) By Microsoft $199.94 $215.93 7% OFF |
Display | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 10.8 Inches |
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Dimensions | 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) | 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) |
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Colors | Platinum | Silver |
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Internal Specs | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 2GB 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM. |
Storage | 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD |
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Battery | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
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| 27.5 Wh |
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| Up to 10 hours of video playback |
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Software | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
OS | Windows 10 Pro |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | 1-Year Microsoft Office 365 Personal |
Camera & Audio | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
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Misc | Surface Book | Surface 3 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage | Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology |
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Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. |
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