Microsoft QXS-00003 User Manual

Surface Laptop 3

Fact Sheet

October 2019

Introducing Surface Laptop 3, the perfect everyday laptop now available in two sizes — 13.5-inch and 15­inch. Sleek and lightweight, Surface Laptop 3 is twice as fast as previous generations with a choice of two
elegant keyboard finishes, new color option and a vibrant PixelSense™ Display to bring your ideas to life.
Surface Laptop 3 is ready when you are with greater multitasking performance, Fast Charging and all-day
battery life1 with standby. Surface Laptop 3 15-inch brings a larger display to the Surface Laptop family
with an elegant, all-metal design and strong graphics performance powered by a custom AMD processor.

Top Features and Benefits

• Style and design. Complement your style with rich tone-on-tone color combinations in new

Sandstone, plus Matte Black, Cobalt Blue and Platinum. Now available in two durable keyboard
styles — rich, warm Alcantara® material or a cool, new metal. There’s a Surface Laptop 3 to match
everyone’s style.

• All-day comfort. With industry-leading typing comfort and all-day battery life, Surface Laptop 3

will get you through your day and with Fast Charging — charge your device to 80% in about one
hour2. Whether you’re blogging, browsing, creating a presentation or just catching up, enjoy
easier navigation on the new, 20% larger trackpad.

• Made for modern work. Surface Laptop 3 features Instant On, USB-C™ and USB-A ports and

dual far-field Studio Mics for great Microsoft Teams calls and dictation in Office. And with Surface
Laptop 3, you can have more control over your sensitive information with a removable hard drive
for data retention3.

• Performance. Experience more power than ever with faster multitasking and improved graphics.

Surface Laptop 3 15-inch features custom AMD processors to help with industry-leading
integrated graphics performance, while Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch features the latest 10th
Generation Intel® Core™ Processor for improved speed and performance.

Technical Specifications

Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 3 15-inch

Operating system

Windows 10 Home (Consumer)
Windows 10 Pro (Commercial)
Microsoft Office 30-day trial

Exterior

Dimensions: 13.5”: 12.1” x 8.8” x .57”
(308 mm x 223 mm x 14.51 mm)

Weight: Matte Black and Sandstone:

2.89 lbs (1,310 kg)

Weight: Platinum and Cobalt Blue: 2.76
lbs (1,250 kg)

Mechanical features: Aluminum body
Colors: Platinum, Cobalt Blue (Alcantara
version only)
Matte Black, Sandstone (metal version
only)

Dimensions: 15”: 13.4” x 9.6” x .57” (339.5
mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)

Weight: Platinum and Matte Black 3.4 lbs
(1,540 kg)

Mechanical features: Aluminum body
Colors: Matte Black, Platinum

Display

Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Touchscreen
Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI)
Aspect Ratio: 3:2

Touch: 10-point multitouch
Surface Pen-enabled

Screen: 15” PixelSense™ Touchscreen
Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI)
Aspect Ratio: 3:2

Touch: 10-point multitouch
Surface Pen-enabled

CPU

Quad-core 10th Generation Intel®

Core™ i5-1035G7
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-

1065G7

Consumer SKUs:

AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Mobile
Processor with Radeon™ Vega 9

Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition

AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Mobile
Processor with Radeon™ RX Vega

11 Graphics Microsoft Surface
Edition

Commercial SKUs:

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-

1065G7

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

Precision trackpad: 115 mm x 76.66
mm, glass
Five-finger multitouch gesture
Full-size backlit keyboard and full

1.3mm travel

Graphics

Iris™ Plus graphics 950

Intel: Iris™ Plus graphics 950

AMD: Radeon™ Vega 9,11 Graphics

Memory

8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz

Intel: 8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz

AMD: 8GB/16GB/32GB DDR4, 2400MHz

Storage4

Solid state drive (SSD)
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB

Removable

M.2 NVME SSD3

Solid state drive (SSD)
128GB/256GB/512GB
Removable
M.2 NVME SSD3

Security

Commercial:
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

Consumer: Firmware TPM

Network

Wireless Wi-Fi: 802.11ax
Bluetooth® 5.0 technology

Intel: Wireless Wi-Fi: 802.11ax
AMD: Wireless Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11ac
2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth® 5.0 technology

Battery

Up to 11.5 hours of battery life1

Charge your Surface Laptop 3 to 80% in
about one hour2

Surface Laptop 3 supports Fast Charging

Up to 11.5 hours of battery life1

Charge your Surface Laptop 3 to 80% in
under one hour2

Surface Laptop 3 supports Fast Charging

Cameras

720p f2.0 HD front-facing camera
Windows Hello sign-in camera

Audio

Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
Dual far-field Studio Mics

Ports

1 x USB-C™

1 x USB-A

3.5mm headphone jack
1 x Surface Connect port
Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction

Sensors

Ambient light sensor

Power supply

60+5W

In the box

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” or Surface Laptop 3 15”
Power supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documents

Surface Pen5

4,096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best-in-class latency

0.1mm precision

Warranty

One-year limited hardware warranty
30-day return policy
90 days of free technical phone support
12 months in-store support and technical assistance

Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited
replacement service, at no additional cost

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Contact Information

For more information, press only:

Rapid Response Team, WE Communications, [phone], [e-mail]

For more product information and images:

Visit the Surface Newsroom at https://news.microsoft.com/presskits/surface/.

For more information about Surface:

Visit Surface at http://www.microsoft.com/surface.

1

Up to 11.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2019

using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8 GB RAM and 15” AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U
Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition devices. Battery life varies significantly with

settings, usage and other factors. See surface.com.

2

Testing conducted at Microsoft in September 2019 using pre-production devices and Software. Tested with the inbox Surflink

60W PSU under controlled conditions. Device was powered on to desktop screen with default display brightness settings.
Actual charge time will vary based on operating conditions. Measured at typical office ambient temperature of 23C.

3

Hard drive is not user removable. Hard drive is only removable a by skilled technician following Microsoft instructions.

4

System software and updates use significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software

updates and app usage. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. 1 TB = 1000GB. See Surface.com/Storage for more details.

5

Sold separately.

6

Advanced Exchange Service is available at no additional charge with the following Surface for Business products: Surface Pro

7, Surface Pro X, Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 6, and Surface Laptop 2. Advanced Exchange is only available in supported
markets. Restrictions apply. See Surface for Business warranty page for AES terms and conditions and list of supported markets.