Surface Laptop 3 vs. Surface Laptop (1st Gen) – Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Laptop 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
 Surface Laptop 3 |  Surface Laptop | |
| 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. | |
| What's missing | Burgundy is no longer availableMiniDisplay port replaced with USB-C port | |
| Availability | ||
| Introduced | October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) | May 2, 2017 |
| Pre-ordered | October 2, 2019 | May 2, 2017 |
| Released | October 22, 2019 | June 15, 2017 |
| Pricing | Starting at 999$ (13.5”) and 1,199$ (15”) | Platinum Intel® Core™ m3 • $799 - m3 | 4 GB | 128 GB Intel® Core™ i5 • $999 - i5 | 4 GB | 128 GB • $1,299 - i5 | 8 GB | 256 GB Intel® Core™ i7 • $1,599 - i7 | 8 GB | 256 GB • $2,199 - i7 | 16 GB | 512 GB • $2,699 - i7 | 16 GB | 1 TB Graphite GoldBurgundyCobalt Blue Intel® Core™ i5 • $1,299 - i5 | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Software | ||
| Pre-Installed OS | For Consumer Windows 10 Home For Commercial Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 S |
| Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | 1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal |
| Display | ||
| Size | • 13.5 inches • 15 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Resolution | 13.5” 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI), 3.4M Pixels 15” 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI), 7M Pixels | 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI), 3.4M 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 | • PixelSense™ Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen • Touch: 10 points multi-touch • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated |
| 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) | 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30 2 cores, 4 threads, 4MB SmartCache, 1.00 GHz up to 2.60 GHz, 4.5W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3MB SmartCache, 2.60 GHz up to 3.50 GHz, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U 2 cores, 4 threads, 4MB Cache, 2.50 GHz up to 4.00 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. | 7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30 • Intel® HD Graphics 615 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U • Intel® HD Graphics 620 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U • Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640 |
| Memory | Intel 8 GB 16 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAMAMD 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM | 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | • 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB SSD• 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage with 1-year subscription of Office 365 |
| 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” 45.8 Wh 15” 45.8 Wh | 45.2 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 14.5 hours of local video playback |
| Power Supply | • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just about one hour) | 44W 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) | 12.13 x 8.79 x 0.39-0.57 inches(308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 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) | Intel Core i5 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg) |
| Casing | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Colors | 13.5” Metal Matte BlackSandstone 13.5” Alcantara PlatinumCobalt Blue 15” Metal Matte BlackPlatinum | Graphite GoldPlatinumBurgundyCobalt Blue |
| 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. | • Precision trackpad: 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. • Five-finger multitouch gesture. • Full-size backlit keyboard with soft touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. |
| Ports | • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 • 1 x USB Type-C (version 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Power Delivery revision 3.0) • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Headset jack | • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Headset jack • 1 x Mini DisplayPort |
| Camera & Audio | ||
| Camera | • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) • 720p HD front-facing video camera | • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) • 720p HD front-facing video camera |
| Audio | • Dual far-field Studio Mics • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium | • Dual microphones • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium |
| Misc | ||
| Sensors | • Ambient light sensor | • Ambient light sensor |
| Surface Pen | • 4096 levels of pressure • Tilt sensing • Best in class latency | • 1024 levels of pressure |
| Surface Dial | Supports off-screen interaction only | Supports off-screen interaction only |
| 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 • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in |
| In the box | • Surface Laptop 3 • Power supply • Quick Start Guide • Safety and warranty documents | • Surface Laptop • 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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