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

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

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

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

The 2023 Surface Laptop Go 3 features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U with the boost speed up to 4.40 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 12.45″ Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) 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 Go 3 vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025): Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	More Powerful - All Laptop Go 3 comes with a 10-core 12 threads 13th Gen Intel Alder Lake Core i5-1235U processor and a faster dual-channel LPDDR5 memory. Better Battery Life - It can last up to 15 hours of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than the Laptop Go 2 and 2 hours longer than the Laptop Go 1.
What's missing	The base configuration for consumers starts at $799 instead of $599 Laptop Go 2 and $549 Laptop Go 1. No 128GB configuration for consumers. 128GB configuration for commercial uses slow UFS storage instead of SSD. Still have no backlit keyboard. No fingerprint login for the commercial entry model configuration with 128GB.	No pen input No Windows Hello face authentication No Surface Connect port

Availability	Surface Laptop Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Released	2023	2025
Release Info	Introduced: September 21, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 21, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023	Introduced: May 6, 2025 Released: May 20, 2025
Pricing	$799.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD \| All Colors $999.99 - i5 \| 16GB \| 256GB SSD \| Platinum Only	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus $899.99 16GB 256GB $999.99 16GB 512GB
Amazon Deals	$519.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 12.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5-8 GB - 128 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum $299.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 12.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5-8 GB - 128 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum (Renewed) $621.67 Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Ice Blue Color Microsoft Copilot	$1,199.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum $1,009.43 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Ocean $944.43 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum

Surface Laptop Go 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 12.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5-8 GB - 128 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $519.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 12.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5-8 GB - 128 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $299.99 $519.99 42% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Ice Blue Color Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $621.67	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 $1,199.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Ocean By Microsoft $1,009.43 $1,249.99 19% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $944.43 $1,149.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	12.45 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Touchscreen: 12.4” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1000:1 Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Individually color-calibrated display Touch: 10-point multi-touch Corning® GorillaFootnote® Glass 3 Brightness: 320 nits (typical)	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 Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm)	11.25” x 8.43” x 0.61” (385.65mm x 214.14m x 15.6mm)
Weight	2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
Colors	Sage Ice Blue Sandstone Platinum Material Top: Aluminum. Base: Aluminum and polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% post-consumer recycled content.	Violet Ocean Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Trackpad: Large 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.	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-A Supports USB 3.1. 1 x USB Type-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking stations. 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 Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8 cores, 8 threads, → 3.20 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) Adreno™ GPU 1.7 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB 16GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	16GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB Removable SSD Drive	256GB 512GB Removable UFS.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Core 5.4 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	41.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 40.0 Wh minimum battery capacity.	50 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 48 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage	Up to 23 hours of typical device usage Up to 16 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just over one hour)	Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger

Software

Surface Laptop Go 3

Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)

For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Home

Built-in Apps

Consumer

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 1-month trial
Xbox App
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial

Commerial

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Camera	720p HD f2.0 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 Go 3	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Inking		Not supported
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient color sensor
Security	Consumer Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign-in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Commercial Discrete hardware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign-in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 3 i5/8GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button.	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 Go 3 39W 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	One-year limited hardware warranty