Surface Pro 7 vs. Surface Pro 3 – Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 7 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
Surface Pro 7 | Surface Pro 3 | |
| Key Features | ||
| What's new | Better performance It’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Pro 6. Now with USB-C It allows you to charge, transer data, and output up to two [email protected] displays. Better specs 10th Gen Intel processors, Intel Iris Plus graphics, 3733 MH LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5. More Fast Charging and Dual far-filed studio mics. | 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 | MiniDisplay 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 749$ | 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 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
| Display | ||
| Size | 12.3 inches | 12 inches |
| Resolution | 2736 x 1824 (267 PPI), 5M 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 • 10nm Oleophobic Coating | • ClearType Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Touch: 10 point multi-touch • Surface Pen support |
| Internal Specs | ||
| CPU | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Ice Lake, 2 cores, 4 threads, 10nm, 4MB SmartCache, 1.20 GHz up to 3.40 GHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Ice Lake, 4 cores, 8 threads, 10nm, 6MB SmartCache, 1.10 GHz up to 3.70 GHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Ice Lake, 4 cores, 8 threads, 10nm, 8MB SmartCache, 1.30 GHz up to 3.90 GHz | 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™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics, 300 MHz to 900 MHz, 32 Execution Units. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics, 300 MHz to 1.05 GHz, 48 Execution Units. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics, 300 MHz to 1.10 GHz, 64 Execution Units. | 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 | 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM | 4GB8 GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB BGA PCIe SSD | 64GB128GB256GB512GB SSD |
| Network | • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology | • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology |
| Battery | ||
| Size | 45 Wh (Not Confirmed) | 42.2 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 10.5 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 over one hour) | 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port |
| Exterior | ||
| Dimensions | 11.50 x 7.9 x 0.33 inches (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) | 11.5” x 7.93” x 0.3” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm) |
| Weight | Intel Core i3 1.70 lbs (775 g) Intel Core i5 1.70 lbs (776 g) Intel Core i7 1.73 lbs (790 g) | 1.76 lbs (800 g) |
| Casing | • Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting • Kickstand with full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability • Physical buttons: volumes, power | • 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 | Matte BlackPlatinum | Silver |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | • Not included • Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) • Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) • 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; • LED backlighting Trackpad • Precision glass trackpad. • Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) • Supports five-finger multitouch gesture. | • 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 microSD™ card reader • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Headset jack • 1 x Cover port | • 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) • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video | • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video • 5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video |
| Audio | • Dual far-field Studio Mics • 1.6W 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 • Accelerometer • Gyroscope | • Ambient light sensor • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Magnetometer |
| Surface Pen | • 4096 levels of pressure • Tilt sensing • Best in class latency • Paper feel • 0.1mm precision | • Support Surface Pen • N-trig Active Pen techonolgy • 256 levels of pressure |
| Surface Dial | Supports off-screen interaction | 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 Pro 7 • 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
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