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.
 Surface 3 | |
| Key Features | |
| What's new | |
| What's missing | |
| Availability | |
| Introduced | March 21, 2015 |
| Pre-ordered | March 21, 2015 |
| Released | May 5, 2015 |
| Pricing | Surface 3 WiFi • $499 - 2 GB | 64 GB • $599 - 4 GB | 128 GB Surface 3 4G LTE • $599 - 2 GB | 64 GB • $699 - 4 GB | 128 GB |
| Software | |
| Pre-Installed OS | • Windows 8.1 Pro • Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro |
| Built-in Apps | 1-Year Microsoft Office 365 Personal |
| Display | |
| Size | 10.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1280 (214 PPI), 2.4M Pixels |
| Technology | • ClearType Full HD Plus Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Touch: 10 point multi-touch • Surface Pen support |
| Internal Specs | |
| CPU | Intel® Atom™ x7-Z8700 4 cores, 4 threads, 2MB, 1.60 GHz up to 2.40 GHz |
| Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics |
| Memory | 2 GB 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM |
| Storage | 64 GB128 GB eMMC |
| Network | • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology • Optional LTE |
| Battery | |
| Size | 27.5 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 10 hours of local video playback |
| Power Supply | 13W Micro USB power supply |
| Exterior | |
| Dimensions | 10.52” x 7.36” x 0.34” (267 mm x 187 mm x 8.7 mm) |
| Weight | Tablet Only 1.37 lbs (621 g) With Keyboard 1.95 lbs (884 g) |
| Casing | • Magnesium • Kickstand with 3 positions • Physical buttons: volumes, power |
| Colors | Silver |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | • Three-finger multitouch gesture trackpad • Full-size mechanical backlit keyboard. |
| Ports | • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 • 1 x microSD™ card reader • 1 x Micro USB charging port • 1 x Headset jack • 1 x Mini DisplayPort • 1 x Cover port • 1 x Nano SIM card slot (Surface 3 with LTE only) |
| Camera & Audio | |
| Camera | • 3.5MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video |
| Audio | • Single microphone • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound |
| Misc | |
| Sensors | • Ambient light sensor • Proximity sensor • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Magnetometer • Digital compass |
| Surface Pen | • Support Surface Pen • N-trig Active Pen techonolgy • 256 levels of pressure |
| Surface Dial | Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction |
| Security | N/A |
| In the box | • Surface 3 • Power supply • Quick Start Guide • Safety and warranty documents |
| Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty |
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
| Surface 3 | |
|---|---|
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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!!!