Surface Pro X vs. Surface Book (1st Gen) – Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book (1st Gen) and Surface Pro X specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
 Surface Pro X |  Surface Book | |
| Key Features | ||
| What's new | New Pro Design It's the thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin, 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense display. Always Connected Surface Pro X comes with blazing fast LTE connectivity as standard. Microsoft SQ1 Custom made by Microsoft partnership with Qualcomm for delivering best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm It's not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in 32-bit emulator. More Removable SSD storage, Fast Charging, Daul far-field studio mics, 2 x USB-C ports, 2W stereo speakers, 4K rear camera, and all Surface Pro base features. | |
| What's missing | No microSD card reader No Headset jack Currently can't emulate native 64-bit applications | |
| Availability | ||
| Introduced | October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) | October 7, 2015 |
| Pre-ordered | October 2, 2019 | October 7, 2015 |
| Released | Early November 2019 | October 26, 2015 |
| Pricing | Starting at 999$ | Surface Book • $1,499 - i5 | 8 GB | 128 GB • $1,699 - i5 | 8 GB | 256 GB • $2,499 - i7 | 16 GB | 512 GB Surface Book w/dGPU • $1,899 - i5 | 8 GB | 256 GB • $1,999 - i7 | 8 GB | 512 GB |
| Software | ||
| Pre-Installed OS | For Consumer Windows 10 Home For Commercial Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
| Display | ||
| Size | 13 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1920 (267 PPI), 5.53M Pixels | 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI), 6M 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 | • PixelSense™ Display • Aspect ratio: 3:2 • Touch: 10 points multi-touch G5 |
| Internal Specs | ||
| CPU | Microsoft® SQ1™ ARM based processor, 8 cores, 7W, 3.00 GHz, integrated 9 teraflops AI engine | 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3MB SmartCache, 2.40 GHz up to 3.00 GHz, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 4MB SmartCache, 2.60 GHz up to 3.40 GHz, 15W |
| Graphics | Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU, 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power | Integrated Graphics • Intel® HD Graphics 520 Discrete Graphics • NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU (1GB GDDR5) |
| Memory | 8 GB 16 GB LPDDR4X RAM | 8 GB 16 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB256 GB512 GB Removable SSD | 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD |
| Network | • Wi-Fi : IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology • Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem: up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 • Assisted GPS and GLONASS support | • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology |
| Battery | ||
| Size | 38.2 Wh | • Total: 69 Wh • Clipboard: 18 Wh • Base: 51 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 13 hours of typical device usage | Up to 12 hours of local video playback |
| Power Supply | • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in under one hour) | Surface Book • 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port Surface Book with dGPU • 65W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port |
| Exterior | ||
| Dimensions | 11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) | 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) |
| Weight | 1.70 lbs (774 g) | • Clipboard Only 1.6 lbs (726 g) • Surface Book 3.34 lbs (1,515 g) • Surface Book with dGPU 3.48 lbs (1,578 g) |
| Casing | • Mechanical features: Anodized aluminum body • Kickstand with full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability • Physical buttons: volumes, power | • Mechanical features: Magnesium body • Physical buttons: volumes, power |
| Colors | Matte Black | Platinum |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | Not included 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. Surface Slim Pen Storage • Magnetic dock • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen | • Precision trackpad: 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. • Five-finger multitouch gesture. • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard. • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.6 mm of key travel. |
| Ports | • 2 x USB Type-C (version 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Power Delivery revision 3.0) • 1 x Surface Connect™ • 1 x Nano SIM • 1 x Surface Type Cover port | • 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen • 1 x Mini DisplayPort • 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack • 2 x Surface Connect (Compatible with Surface Dock) • 1 x Full-size MicroSD™ card reader |
| Camera & Audio | ||
| Camera | • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video • 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video | • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video |
| Audio | • Dual far-field Studio Mics • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium | • Dual microphones • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium |
| Misc | ||
| Sensors | • Ambient light sensor • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Magnetometer | • Ambient light sensor • Proximity sensor • Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Magnetometer |
| Surface Pen | • 4096 levels of pressure • Tilt sensing • Best in class latency • Paper feel • 0.1mm precision | • 1024 levels of pressure • Magnetic storage |
| Surface Dial | Supports off-screen interaction | Supports off-screen interaction only |
| Security | • Firmware TPM • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in | • HW TPM chip for enterprise security • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in |
| In the box | • Surface Pro X • Power supply • SIM card access tool • Quick Start Guide • Safety and warranty documents | • Surface Book • Surface Pen • Power supply • Quick Start Guide • Safety and warranty documents |
| Warranty | • 30-day return policy • 90 days of free technical phone support • 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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