Surface Book vs. Surface Laptop 3 13.5” - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book and Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 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 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G7 up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 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 13.5″ Surface Book (2015) and the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (2019), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Book vs. Surface Laptop 3 13.5”: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
Released | 2015 | 2019 |
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Pricing | Starting at 1,499$ | Starting at 999$ |
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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 $799.99 $959.92 17% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $234.03 $299.00 22% OFF | ||
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $589.00 $686.99 14% OFF | ||
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $384.99 | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Windows 11 Pro 13.5-inch Touch-Screen (2256 x 1504) Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.99 | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00 |
Display | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
Size | 13.5 Inches | |
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Exterior | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
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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) | 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm) Width: 12.1” (308 mm) Depth: 8.8” (223 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.5 mm) |
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Colors | Platinum |
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Internal Specs | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
Storage | 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
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Battery | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
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| 45.8 Wh |
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| Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
OS | Windows 10 Pro |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
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Misc | Surface Book | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency |
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Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
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