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 2017 Surface Book 2 features the 15W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake dual-core Intel Core i5-7300U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with the boost speed up to 4.20 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 13.5″ Surface Book 2 (2017), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Book vs. Surface Book 2: Specs Comparison Key Features What's new Performance Info Up to 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U (2-Core, up to 3.40Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU (1GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 12 hours battery life (69Wh) The most powerful Microsoft's Laptop Surface Book is a high-performance laptop with exceptional power and unprecedented versatility as a laptop, powerful tablet, detachable touchscreen, and a portable studio. Best-in-class screen 13.5-inch PixelSense™ display with 6 million pixels (3000x2000), 1700:1 contrast ratio, and 100% sRGB color gamut. It supports 10-point multitouch and Surface Pen with 1,024 pressure sensitivity (magnet attached to the side of the screen). More Features Magnet charging connector, Full-size USB 3.0 port, Bluetooth 4.0, 5MP front and 8MP rear camera. Performance Info Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U (4-Core, up to 4.20Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 17 hours of battery life New Size Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display.Better Performance Surface Book 2 has up to 5 times more graphics performance than the original Surface Book.Longer Battery Life Lasts up to 17 hours.USB-C Allows you to charge, transfer data, and video out.More Features Updated hinge design for reducing screen wobbling. Supports the latest Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure. Supports Surface Dial on-screen interaction. Xbox Wireless built-in (15-inch only). What's missing MiniDisplay port replaced with a USB-C port
Availability Surface Book Surface Book 2 Released 2015 2017 Release Info Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015 Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017 Pricing Starting at 1,499$ Surface Book 2 13.5”: Starting at 1,149$Surface Book 2 15”: Starting at 1,999$
Surface Book Price
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft
$2,499.99
Was: $2,699.99
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) Surface Book 2 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5"(Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB), silver New Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB) By Microsoft
$1,679.00
Was: $1,999.00
Display Surface Book Surface Book 2 Size 13.5 Inches 13.5 Inches Info Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1700:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Surface Book 2 13.5” Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI Surface Book 2 15” Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels) Display Density: 260 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1600:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch
Exterior Surface Book Surface Book 2 Size Comparison Dimensions 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5) 12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm).
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7) 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
Surface Book 2 15” 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
Weight Tablet Only : 1.6 lbs (726 g)Surface Book : 3.34 lbs (1,515 g)Surface Book with dGPU : 3.48 lbs (1,578 g)Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 2 15” Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g) Colors Platinum
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel. Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture. Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel. Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture. Ports 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader UHS-II Performance
Internal Specs Surface Book Surface Book 2 Processor 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Discrete Graphics Surface Book 2 13.5” Surface Book 2 15” Memory 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAMStorage 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD
Connectivity Surface Book Surface Book 2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible. Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible. Bluetooth Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology Surface Book 2 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in
Battery Surface Book Surface Book 2 Size Total: 69WhClipboard: 18Wh
Base: 51Wh
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 69Wh
Clipboard: 18Wh
Base: 51Wh
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 75.3Wh
Clipboard: 18Wh
Base: 57.3Wh
Surface Book 2 15” Total: 90Wh
Clipboard: 23Wh
Base: 67Wh
Battery Life Up to 12 hours of video playback Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode Power Supply Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5) 44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7) 100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
Surface Book 2 15” 102W power supply with USB-A 7.5W) charging port.
Software Surface Book Surface Book 2 OS Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial
Camera & Audio Surface Book Surface Book 2 Camera Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video Audio Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones
Misc Surface Book Surface Book 2 Inking Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure
Magnetic storage
Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Sensors Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Security HW TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in In the box Surface Book Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents Surface Book 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents Warranty One-year limited hardware warranty One-year limited hardware warranty More Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only.
Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.
Surface Book Price
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft
$2,499.99
Was: $2,699.99
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) Surface Book 2 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5"(Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB), silver New Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB) By Microsoft
$1,679.00
Was: $1,999.00
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