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Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 3 15” and Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)

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 Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) features the Snapdragon X-Series 8-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) with the boost speed up to 3.20 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″ Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) , we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025): Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New Size - Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display. Great performance - It’s 2.5x times faster than Surface Laptop 2. USB-C - It allows you to charge, transfer data, and output up to two 4K@60Hz displays. Two colors - It's available in Platinum and Matte Black. More: Bluetooth 5.0 Improved Windows Hello infrared (IR) camera Fast Charging Dual far-field studio mics 20% larger trackpad Improved keyboard Removable hard drive
What's missing	AMD models No WiFi-6 Using slower 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	No pen input No Windows Hello face authentication No Surface Connect port

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Released	2019	2025
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Introduced: May 6, 2025 Released: May 20, 2025
Pricing	Starting at 1,199$	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus $899.99 16GB 256GB $999.99 16GB 512GB
Amazon Deals	$369.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Core™ i7-1065G7 1.3GHz WIN11H, Matte Black (Renewed) $244.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch-Screen - CORE I5 1035G7 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive Platinum (Renewed) $379.90 Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch 16GB 512GB SSD Core™ i7-1065G7 1.3GHz WIN11H, Matte Black (Renewed)	$1,239.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum $924.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum (Renewed) $919.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13-inch \| Snapdragon® X Plus (8 Core) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB UFS \| Platinum \| Windows 11 \| Latest Model (1st Edition)

Surface Laptop 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Core™ i7-1065G7 1.3GHz WIN11H, Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $369.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch-Screen - CORE I5 1035G7 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $244.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15" Touch 16GB 512GB SSD Core™ i7-1065G7 1.3GHz WIN11H, Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $379.90	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch 2025 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,239.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $924.99 $1,239.00 25% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop, 13-inch \| Snapdragon® X Plus (8 Core) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB UFS \| Platinum \| Windows 11 \| Latest Model (1st Edition) By Microsoft $919.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	15 Inches	13 Inches
Info	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	13” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 1920 x 1280 2.01M Pixels. Density: 178 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Dynamic refresh rate: up to 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1000:1 Brightness: 400-nits maximum Touch: 10-point multi-touch Adaptive Color Adaptive contrast Individually color-calibrated display

Exterior	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size Comparison
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)	11.25” x 8.43” x 0.61” (385.65mm x 214.14m x 15.6mm)
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Violet Ocean Platinum
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.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full travel. Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Keyboard backlight Copilot key Trackpad: Precision touchpad Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
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	2 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 1.4a supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 10 Gbps. Compatible with Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock and other accessories. 1 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1 Up to 5 Gbps. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8 cores, 8 threads, → 3.20 GHz, 42MB Cache,
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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics 9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) Adreno™ GPU 1.7 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	16GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB Removable UFS.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Core 5.4 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	45.8 Wh	50 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 48 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 23 hours of typical device usage Up to 16 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger

Software	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	1080p Full HD front-facing Surface Studio camera Windows Studio Effects with automatic framing, creative filters (illustrated, animated, watercolor), eye contact, eye contact: teleprompter, portrait blur, and portrait light
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual Studio Mics with enhanced voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Not supported
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient color sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Windows Hello Fingerprint Power Button with Enhanced Sign-in Security Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 Windows 11 Secured-core PC Microsoft Defender – for enhanced identity and privacy protection
In the box	Surface Laptop 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop, 13-inch USB-C® charging cable Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty 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