Microsoft Surface 3 Specs – Full Technical Specifications
Microsoft Surface 3 is the third generation of Microsoft Surface series, released by Microsoft on May 5, 2015. Surface 3 features the same beautiful design and premium materials as Surface Pro 3 with a full version of Windows 8.1.
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| Availability | Surface 3 |
| Released | 2015 |
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| Pricing | Surface 3 Wi-Fi
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| Display | Surface 3 |
| Size | 10.8 Inches |
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| Exterior | Surface 3 |
| Dimensions | 10.52” x 7.36” x 0.34” (267 mm x 187 mm x 8.7 mm)
Width: 10.52” (267 mm)
Height: 7.36” (187 mm)
Thickness: 0.34” (8.7 mm)
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| Colors | Silver |
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| Internal Specs | Surface 3 |
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| Integrated Graphics |
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| Memory | 2GB 4GB
1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM. |
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| Connectivity | Surface 3 |
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| Bluetooth |
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Optional LTE
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| Battery | Surface 3 |
| Size | 27.5 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 10 hours of video playback |
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| Software | Surface 3 |
| OS |
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| Built-in Apps | 1-Year Microsoft Office 365 Personal |
| Camera & Audio | Surface 3 |
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| Misc | Surface 3 |
| Inking | Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
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| Sensors |
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| Warranty |
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Surface 3 Price
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Surface 3 Processor Specifications
| Processor | Intel® Cherry Trail Quad Core Atom x7-Z8700 |
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| Launch Date | Q1'2015 |
| Lithography | 14 nm |
| Base Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
| Burst Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| SDP | 2 watt |
| TDP | < 4 watt |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 512 KB |
| Level 3 Cache | 2 MB |
| # of Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 4 |
| Max Memory Support | 8 GB |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| GEEKBENCH 3 | |
| Single-Core Score | 945 |
| Multi-Core Score | 3,138 |
Surface 3 Graphics Specifications
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| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics |
| Base Frequency | 200 MHz |
| Max Dynamic Frequency | 600 MHz |
| Graphics Max Memory | 8 GB |
| Graphics 4K Support | Yes, at 30Hz |
| Graphics DirectX | 11.2 |
| Graphics OpenGL | 4.4 |
| # Display Supported | 3 |
| Graphics Technologies | Intel® Wireless Display |
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totally bummed! bought Surface 3 for the sole reason of watching NFL Redzone on a 10″ screen vs my 4″ phone…only to find out I cant get Redzone on it…wasted $300 bucks!!!