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Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Studio - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Surface Studio specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 18, 2023

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Studio

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. While the 2016 Surface Studio features the 45W 6th Generation Intel Skylake quad-core Intel Core i5-6440HQ up to quad-core Intel Core i7-6820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.60 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (2019) and the 28″ Surface Studio (2016), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Studio: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Better performance - It’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Laptop 2. Now with USB-C - It allows you to charge, transfer data, and output up to two 4K@60Hz displays. Better specs - 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors, Intel Iris Plus G7 graphics, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5. New keyboard finishes - Now available in warm Alcantara and cool new metal. New color - Now available in Matte Black, Cobalt Blue, Platinum, and a new Sandstone. More Features: 20% larger trackpad Fast Charging Better repairability Removable hard drive Improved Windows Hello infrared (IR) camera Dual far-field studio mics improved keyboard Better OmniSonic speaker
What's missing	Burgundy is no longer available MiniDisplay port replaced with USB-C port

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Released	2019	2016
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016
Pricing	Starting at 999$	Intel® Core™ i5 $2,999 - 8GB \| 1TB (64GB SSD) \| GTX 965M Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB \| 1TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 965M $4,199 - 32GB \| 2TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 980M

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $340.00 $399.50 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Matte Black By Microsoft $799.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00	See at Amazon
Surface Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,199.00 $1,750.00 31% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB - 1 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,134.88 $2,899.99 26% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,499.99 $2,799.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Size	13.5 Inches	28 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio typical: 1100:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)

Exterior	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Size Comparison
Dimensions	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)	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	2.84 lb (1,288 g) Sandstone and Matte Black 2.79 lb (1,265 g) Cobalt Blue and Platinum	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Matte Black Platinum	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
Ports	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
Discrete Graphics		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 944 MHz + Boost, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980m Maxwell Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1038 MHz + Boost, 1536 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Ethernet		Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
		Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Size	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base

Misc	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Studio
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	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 Laptop 3 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.