Surface Laptop 3 vs. Surface Pro 3 – Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 3 and Surface Laptop 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Pro 3 | |
| Key Features | ||
| What's new | Better performance It’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Laptop 2. Now with USB-C It allows you to charge, transer data, and output up to two [email protected] displays. Better specs 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors, Intel Iris Plus G7 graphics, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5. Or AMD Ryzen with Radeon RX Vega graphics, 2400 MHz DDR4, WiFi-5, Bluetooth 5. New keyboard finish Now available in warm Alcantara and a cool new metal. New color Now available in Matte Black, Cobalt Blue, Platinum, and a new Sandstone. More 20% larger trackpad, Fast Charging, Better repairability, Removable hard drive, Improved Windows Hello infrared (IR) camera, Dual far-filed studio mics, improved keyboard, better OmniSonic speaker. | 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 new range of 4th Gen Intel processors up to Core i7. Better Inking It now supports new Surface Pen with 256 pressure sensivity, tail eraser, and remote bluetooth activation. Better battery It has 20% more battery life than Surface Pro 2 up to 9 hours. New kickstand It has new full-friction multi-position hinge up to 150-degrees. 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 | Burgundy is no longer availableMiniDisplay port replaced with USB-C port | Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
| Availability | ||
| Introduced | October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) | May 20, 2014 |
| Pre-ordered | October 2, 2019 | May 20, 2014 |
| Released | October 22, 2019 | June 20, 2014 |
| Pricing | Starting at 999$ (13.5”) and 1,199$ (15”) | Intel® Core™ i3 • $799 - i3 | 4 GB | 64 GB Intel® Core™ i5 • $999 - i5 | 4 GB | 128 GB • $1,299 - i5 | 8 GB | 256 GB Intel® Core™ i7 • $1,549 - i7 | 8 GB | 256 GB • $1,949 - i7 | 8 GB | 512 GB |
| Software | ||
| Pre-Installed OS | For Consumer Windows 10 Home For Commercial Windows 10 Pro | • Windows 8.1 Pro • Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro |
| Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
| Display | ||
| Size | • 13.5 inches • 15 inches | 12 inches |
| Resolution | 13.5” 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI), 3.4M Pixels 15” 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI), 7M Pixels | 2160 x 1440 (216 PPI), 3.1M Pixels |
| Technology | • PixelSense™ Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen • Touch: 10 points multi-touch • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 • 10nm Oleophobic Coating • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated | • ClearType Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Touch: 10 point multi-touch • Surface Pen support |
| Internal Specs | ||
| CPU | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 • 4 cores, 8 threads, 15W, 6MB SmartCache, 1.20 GHz up to 3.70 GHz • For Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (Consumer & Commercial) • For Surface Laptop 3 15” (Commercial only) 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 • 4 cores, 8 threads, 15W, 8MB SmartCache, 1.30 GHz up to 3.90 GHz • For Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (Consumer & Commercial) • For Surface Laptop 3 15” (Commercial only) AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition • 4 cores, 8 threads, 15W, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 2.10 GHz up to 3.70 GHz • For Surface Laptop 3 15” (Consumer only) AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition • 4 cores, 8 threads, 15W, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 2.30 GHz up to 4.00 GHz • For Surface Laptop 3 15” (Consumer only) | 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 3MB SmartCache, 1.50 GHz, 11.5W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3MB SmartCache, 1.90 GHz up to 2.90 GHz, 15W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 4MB SmartCache, 1.70 GHz up to 3.30 GHz, 15W |
| Graphics | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics, 300 MHz to 1.05 GHz, 64 Execution Units. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics, 300 MHz to 1.10 GHz, 64 Execution Units. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition • Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics, 9 GPU Cores, 1300 MHz, AMD Zen+ (Core) Acrh, FreeSync. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition • Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics, 11 GPU Cores, 1400 MHz, AMD Zen+ (Core) Acrh, FreeSync. | 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y Intel® HD Graphics 4200 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U Intel® HD Graphics 4400 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4650U Intel® HD Graphics 5000 |
| Memory | Intel 8 GB 16 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAMAMD 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM | 4GB8 GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | 64GB128GB256GB512GB SSD |
| Network | Intel • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology AMD • Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology | • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology |
| Battery | ||
| Size | 13.5” 45.2 Wh (Not Confirmed) 15” ? | 42.2 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 9 hours of web browsing |
| Power Supply | • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just about one hour) | 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port |
| Exterior | ||
| Dimensions | 13.5” 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm) 15” 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) | 11.5” x 7.93” x 0.3” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm) |
| Weight | 13.5” • Sandstone and Matte Black: 2.84 lb (1,288 g) • Cobalt Blue and Platium: 2.79 lb (1,265 g) 15” Platinum and Matte Black: 3.40 lb (1,542 g) | 1.76 lbs (800 g) |
| Casing | Aluminum | • Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design • Kickstand with full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability • Physical buttons: volumes, power |
| Colors | 13.5” Metal Matte BlackSandstone 13.5” Alcantara PlatinumCobalt Blue 15” Metal Matte BlackPlatinum | Silver |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | • Precision trackpad: 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. • Five-finger multitouch gesture. • Full-size backlit keyboard with soft touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. | • Three-finger multitouch gesture trackpad • Full-size mechanical backlit keyboard. |
| Ports | • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 • 1 x USB Type-C (version 3.1 Gen 1 with USB Power Delivery revision 3.0) • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Headset jack | • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 • 1 x microSD™ card reader • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Headset jack • 1 x Mini DisplayPort • 1 x Cover port |
| Camera & Audio | ||
| Camera | • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) • 720p HD front-facing video camera | • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video • 5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video |
| Audio | • Dual far-field Studio Mics • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium | • Front and rear facing microphones • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound |
| Misc | ||
| Sensors | • Ambient light sensor | • Ambient light sensor • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Magnetometer |
| Surface Pen | • 4096 levels of pressure • Tilt sensing • Best in class latency | • Support Surface Pen • N-trig Active Pen techonolgy • 256 levels of pressure |
| Surface Dial | Supports off-screen interaction only | Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction |
| 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 Laptop 3 • 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 • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement | One-year limited hardware warranty |
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.
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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.
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