Surface Studio vs. Surface Book 2 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Studio and Surface Book 2 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2016 Surface Studio features the 45W 6th Generation Intel Skylake quad-core Intel Core i5-6440HQ up to quad-core Intel Core i7-6820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.60 GHz. While the 2017 Surface Book 2 15” features the 15W 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R quad-core Intel Core i5-8350U 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 28″ Surface Studio (2016) and the 15″ Surface Book 2 15” (2017), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Studio vs. Surface Book 2 15”: Specs Comparison
Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio | Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Book 2 15” | |
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Availability | Surface Studio | Surface Book 2 15” |
Released | 2016 | 2017 |
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Pricing | Intel® Core™ i5
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,241.33 $2,799.99 20% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,531.00 $2,699.99 43% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - By Microsoft $1,466.99 $1,589.99 8% OFF | ||
Surface Book 2 15” Price | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $799.99 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $900.00 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1 TB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,475.00 |
Display | Surface Studio | Surface Book 2 15” |
Size | 28 Inches | 15 Inches |
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| 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm) |
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Colors | Silver | Platinum |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD |
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Software | Surface Studio | Surface Book 2 15” |
OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Studio | Surface Book 2 15” |
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Misc | Surface Studio | Surface Book 2 15” |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage | Supports Surface Pen 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 |
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| Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. |
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