Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Pro X - Detailed Specs Comparison

• New Design It’s now thinner (9.1mm), lighter (800g), and new platinum magnesium exterior.
• Better display New 3:2 aspect ratio, bigger and better 2K 12” ClearType pixel-free display.
• Better performance It’s now 10% faster than Surface Pro 2 with the new range of 4th Gen Intel processors up to Core i7.
• New Inking Supports It now supports a new Surface Pen with 256 pressure sensitivity, tail eraser, and remote Bluetooth activation.
• Better Battery It has 20% more battery life than Surface Pro 2 up to 9 hours.
• More Better 5.0MP front and rear-facing camera, new Surface Connect Port (charging and docking), new type cover with two typing angles.

New Pro Design

Always Connected

Microsoft SQ1

Windows 10 on Arm

More Features

• No MicroSD card reader
• No Headset jack
• Can't emulate native 64-bit applications
  Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.

• Introduced: May 20, 2014
• Pre-ordered: May 20, 2014
• Released: June 20, 2014

• Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
• Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
• Released: Early November 2019

• Resolution: 2160 x 1440 (3.1M Pixels)
• Density: 216 PPI
• ClearType Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Touch: 10 point multi-touch
• Surface Pen support

• Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels)
• Density: 267 PPI
• PixelSense™ Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch
• Corning® Gorilla® Glass
• 10nm Oleophobic Coating

• 1.76 lbs (800 g)

• 1.70 lbs (774 g)

• Surface Type Cover
  • Not included
• Keyboard:
  • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
  • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
  • 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys;
  • LED backlighting
• Trackpad:
  • Precision glass trackpad.
  • Supports up to three-finger multitouch gesture.

• Surface Type Cover
  • Not included
  • Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g)
  • Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm)
• Keyboard:
  • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
  • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
  • 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys;
  • LED backlighting
• Trackpad:
  • Precision glass trackpad.
  • Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm)
  • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
• Surface Slim Pen Storage
  • Magnetic dock
  • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

• 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
• 1 x Mini DisplayPort
• 1 x Surface Connect™
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Headset jack
• 1 x microSD™ card reader
• 1 x Type Cover port

• 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
  Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 1 x Surface Connect+
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Nano SIM
• 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover

• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y
  2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 11.5W
• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 1.90 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W

• Microsoft® SQ1™
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W

• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y
  Intel® HD Graphics 4200

  20 Execution Units, 200 → 850 MHz
• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U
  Intel® HD Graphics 4200

  20 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
• 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U
  Intel® HD Graphics 5000

  40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz

• Microsoft® SQ1™
  Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU

  2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,

• Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.

• Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.

• Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology

• Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

• Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
• Assisted GPS and GLONASS support

• 36W proprietary power supply
  • USB-A output: 5W
  • Surface Connect: 31W

• 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
• Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

• For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
• For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro

• 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
• 5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video

• Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing).
• 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video.
• 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video.

• Front and rear-facing microphones
• Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

• HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security

• Firmware TPM
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Surface Pro 3
• Surface Pen
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• Surface Pro X
• Power supply
• SIM card access tool
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• One-year limited hardware warranty

• 30-day return policy
• 90 days of free technical phone support
• One-year limited hardware warranty
• Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement

• Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
• Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees
• Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability
• Physical buttons: volumes, power