2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) vs. Surface Book 2: Full specs comparison

• Introduced: October 17, 2017
• Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017
• Released: November 16, 2017

• $1,799 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $1,999 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• Surface Book 2 13.5”: Starting at 1,149$
• Surface Book 2 15”: Starting at 1,999$

• 2018 MacBook Pro 13
• 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Four Thunderbolt 3 pors
• 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch Bar
• 2018 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch ID

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm).
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
• Surface Book 2 15”
  13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  • Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g)
  • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  • Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
  • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
  • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)

• 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys
• Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• Keyboard:
  • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
  • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
• Trackpad:
  • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

• Retina display
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

• Surface Book 2 13.5”
  • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 267 PPI
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 260 PPI
• PixelSense™ Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Contrast ratio: 1600:1
• Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch

1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U
   4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U
   4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W

1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
   2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
   4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
   4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W

1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U
   Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655

   48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1050 MHz
2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U
   Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655

   48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1200 MHz

1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
   Intel® HD Graphics 620

   24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
   Intel® UHD Graphics 620

   24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
   Intel® UHD Graphics 620

   24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz

• Surface Book 2 13.5”
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
    Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
• Surface Book 2 15”
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.

• 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

• Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.

• Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology

• Surface Book 2 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  Total: 69Wh

  Clipboard: 18Wh

  Base: 51Wh
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  Total: 75.3Wh

  Clipboard: 18Wh

  Base: 57.3Wh
• Surface Book 2 15”
  Total: 90Wh

  Clipboard: 23Wh

  Base: 67Wh

• Up to 10 hours wireless web
• Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

• Up to 17 hours of video playback
• Up to 5 hours in tablet mode

• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
  44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
• Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
  100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
• Surface Book 2 15”
  102W power supply with USB-A 7.5W) charging port.

• 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

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Three microphones
• 3.5mm headphone jack

• Dual microphones
• Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
• Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
• Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

• Touch ID sensor

• Ambient light sensor
• Proximity sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Chip

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

• 13‑inch MacBook Pro
• 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• Surface Book 2
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

Video Support

• One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
• Up to two displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)