The 2015 Surface Pro 4 features the 4.5W 6th Generation Intel Skylake dual-core Intel Core m3-6Y30 up to dual-core Intel Core i7-6650U with the boost speed up to 3.40 GHz. While the 2014 Surface Pro 3 features the 11.5W 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual-core Intel Core i3-4020Y up to dual-core Intel Core i7-4650U with the boost speed up to 3.30 GHz.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 12.3″ Surface Pro 4 (2015) and the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Pro 4 vs. Surface Pro 3: Specs Comparison Key Features What's new
New Design
It’s now thinner (8.4mm), lighter (766g), the smaller bezel on the same footprint.Better display
New bigger and better 12.3” PixelSense display with Microsoft G5 chipset.Better performance
It’s now 30% faster than Surface Pro 3 with the range of 6th Gen Intel processors.Better Inking
It now supports Surface Pen with 1,024 pressure sensitivity, magnet attached to the side of Surface Pro 4.Windows Hello
It's all comes with Windows Hello facial recognition as standard.More
Better 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera, new 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM.
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. What's missing Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port
Availability Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Released 2015 2014 Release Info
Introduced: October 7, 2015
Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015
Released: October 26, 2015
Introduced: May 20, 2014
Pre-ordered: May 20, 2014
Released: June 20, 2014
Pricing Starting at 899$ Starting at 799$
Surface Pro 4 Price
Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$397.00
Was: $429.99
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Intel i5-6300U X2 2.4GHz 256GB 8GB 12.3in, Silver (Renewed)
Surface Pro 3 Price
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8" FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5) (Renewed)
Display Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Size 12.3 Inches 12 Inches Info
Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels)
Density: 267 PPI
PixelSense™ Display
Contrast ratio: 1300:1
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
Touch: 10 points multi-touch with GPU-based processing
100 percent sRGB color, individually calibrated
Resolution: 2160 x 1440 (3.1M Pixels)
Density: 216 PPI
ClearType Display
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Touch: 10 point multi-touch
Surface Pen support
Exterior Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Size Comparison Dimensions 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm)
11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm)
Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm)
Weight
Intel Core m3: Intel Core i5 and i7: Colors Silver
Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
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 Type Cover
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.
Ports
Internal Specs Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Processor 2 cores, 4 threads, 0.90 → 2.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W
2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 11.5W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.90 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 515 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 850 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Memory 4GB 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
4GB 8GB
1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe NVMe SSD
64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
SSD
Connectivity Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Battery Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Size 38.2 Wh 42.2 Wh Battery Life Up to 9 hours of video playback Up to 9 hours of web browsing Power Supply
36W proprietary power supply
USB-A output: 5W
Surface Connect: 31W
36W proprietary power supply
USB-A output: 5W
Surface Connect: 31W
Software Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 OS Windows 10 Pro Windows 8.1 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 10
Built-in Apps Microsoft Office 30-days trial Microsoft Office 30-days trial
Camera & Audio Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Camera
Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
Audio
Dual microphones
Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio
Front and rear-facing microphones
Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound
Misc Surface Pro 4 Surface Pro 3 Inking Supports Surface Pen
1024 levels of pressure
magnetic storage
Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Security
HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
In the box
Surface Pro 4
Surface Pen
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
Surface Pro 3
Surface Pen
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents
Warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty
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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
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
Surface Pro 4 Price
Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$397.00
Was: $429.99
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Intel i5-6300U X2 2.4GHz 256GB 8GB 12.3in, Silver (Renewed)
Surface Pro 3 Price
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface 3 10.8" FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5) (Renewed)
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Best Accessories for Microsoft Surface
With the right set of accessories, you can boost your Surface's productivity to the next level. Here we have some of the best accessories you should get for your Surface devices.
Those are the top must-have accessories for Microsoft Surface devices so far. With Surface Pen, Surface Dock, Surface Precision Mouse, and microSD card will significantly increase your Surface performance, storage, and productivity.
