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Tech specs

Screen

12.3” PixelSense™ Display

13.5” PixelSense™ Display

13.5” PixelSense™ Display

28” PixelSense™ Display Zero Gravity Hinge

Screen resolution

2736 x 1824 (267 PPI) 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) 3000 x 2000 (267 PPI)

4500 x 3000 (192 DPI)

Weight

Starting at 1.69 lbs (768 g) 2.76 lbs (1,252 g) Starting at 3.34 lbs (1,516 g) including keyboard

21 lbs (9.56 kg) max

Storage1

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB

1TB or 2TB

RAM

4GB, 8GB, or 16GB 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB 8GB or 16GB

8GB, 16GB, or 32GB

Battery life

Up to 13.5 hours of video playback2 Up to 14.5 hours of video playback2 Surface Book: Up to 12 hours of video playback2Surface Book with Performance Base: Up to 16 hours of video playback2

NA

Windows Hello

Face sign-in camera (front-facing) Face sign-in camera (front-facing) Face sign-in camera (front-facing)

Hello face sign-in

Front-facing camera

5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 720p HD camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video

5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video

Rear-facing camera

8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video None 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video

None

Wireless

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible, Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatibleBluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology,Xbox Wireless built-in

Connect to external displays

Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Notes

Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen (Pen not included) Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen (Pen not included) Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen (Pen included)

Supports notetaking and drawing with Surface Pen (Pen included)

Included accessories

None None Surface Pen

Surface Pen

Connections

Full-size USB 3.0 microSD™ card reader Mini DisplayPort Cover port Headset jack Surface Connect One full-size USB 3.0 Mini DisplayPort Headset jack Surface Connect Two full-size USB 3.0 Full-size SD™ card reader Mini DisplayPort Headset jack Surface Connect Hall effect

Four USB 3.0 (one high power port) Full-size SD™ card reader (SDXC compatible) Mini DisplayPort Headset jack

Speaker

Stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Security

TPM chip for enterprise security TPM chip for enterprise security TPM chip for enterprise security

TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security

Sensors

Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Hall effect

NA

Surface Dial*

Touchscreen detectable Off-screen interaction only Off-screen interaction only

Touchscreen detectable

Professional-grade software

Windows 10 Pro Office 30-day trial

Windows 10 S3Introductory offer: 1 year Office 365 Personal subscription4

Windows 10 Pro Office 30-day trial

Windows 10 Pro Office 30-day trial

Surface devices run full Microsoft Office.

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Excel icon
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Great apps come standard with Windows 10 and Surface devices.

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Mail

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Photos

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Camera

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Maps

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People

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Calendar

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* Type Cover, Microsoft Office and some software and accessories sold separately. Surface Pen sold separately for Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, and Surface Pro 4 Intel® Core™ m3 with 128GB SSD hard drive and 4GB RAM.

1 System software uses significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage. 1 GB= 1 billion bytes. See Surface.com/Storage for more details.

2 Surface Battery life

Surface Book battery life Up to 12 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2015 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with setting, usage, and other factors.

Surface Book with Performance Base battery life Up to 16 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2016 using preproduction Intel® Core™ i7, 1TB, 16 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

Surface Pro battery life Up to 13.5 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2017 using preproduction Intel Core i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

Surface Laptop battery life Up to 14.5 hours of video playback. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2017 using Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except: Wi-Fi was associated with a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

3 Streamlined for security and superior performance. Windows 10 S works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store. Some accessories and apps compatible with Windows 10 may not work, and performance may vary. Certain default settings, features, and apps cannot be changed. Easily and affordably switch to Windows 10 Pro at any time. Learn more at Microsoft.com/Windows10S.

4 Office applications install from the Windows Store and are currently in preview on this device. Must activate within 180 days. Offer ends 10/15/2017. Learn more about Office 365 Personal.