Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Book 2 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 3 15” and Surface Book 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G7 up to quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with the boost speed up to 4.00 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 15″ Surface Laptop 3 15” (2019) 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 Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Book 2: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
Released | 2019 | 2017 |
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Pricing | Starting at 1,199$ |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Tablet w/ Keyboard 15" (2496×1664) Touch Laptop, Core i7-1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, USB Type-C, DP, WIFI,... BT Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$476.90 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 for Business 15“ 2K PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook,Inter Core i7-1065G7,16GB RAM 256GB SSD,Backlit Keyboard,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$519.00 $548.00 5% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15in Touchscreen AMD Ryzen 5 8GB RAM 128GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$549.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft
$699.17 |
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5"(Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB), silver By Microsoft
$629.99 $699.99 10% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft
$389.00 $427.89 9% OFF |
Display | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
Size | 15 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
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Dimensions | 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm)
Depth: 9.6” (244 mm)
Height: 0.57” (14.69 mm)
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Weight | 3.40 lb (1,542 g) |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
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Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
Size | 45.8 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
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| Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
Free upgrade to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Book 2 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
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4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
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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. |
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