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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ vs. Surface Book 3: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ and Surface Book 3 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ is better than Surface Book 3.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ weighed 2.62 pounds, 23% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

Weight	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Pound	2.62 lbs.	3.38 lbs.
Kilogram	1.19 kg	1.53 kg

Surface Book 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 has a 26% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Book 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3

32 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺

16 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ and Surface Book 3.

Both laptops supports the same 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺ Price
	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13.3” Laptop\|QLED Display and Intel Core i7 Processor\|8GB Memory\|512GB SSD\|Long Battery Life and Bluetooth-Enabled S Pen\|(NP930QCG-K01US),Royal Blue By SAMSUNG $1,299.00	See at Amazon
	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha 13.3-inch FHD Touch 512GB SSD 1.8GHz i7 2-in-1 Laptop (12GB RAM, Quad-Core i7-10510U, 360 Flip-and-Fold Design, Windows 10 NP730QCJ-K02US (Renewed) By SAMSUNG $845.00 $979.99 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	SAMSUNG - Galaxy Book Flex2 Alpha 13.3" QLED Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7-1165G7-16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Mystic Black By SAMSUNG $900.00	See at Amazon
Surface Book 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,150.00	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $599.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,369.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	-	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	$849.99 - i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $999.99 - i7 \| 12GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	For Consumer Surface Book 3 13.5” $1,600 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB \| Iris Plus $2,000 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1650 $2,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1650 $2,700 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1650 Surface Book 3 15” $2,300 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,800 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,000 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,400 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial Surface Book 3 13.5” $1,700 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB \| Iris Plus $2,100 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1650 $2,600 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1650 $2,800 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1650 Surface Book 3 15” $2,400 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,900 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,100 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,700 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000

Exterior	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Dimensions	12.00" x 7.95" x 0.55" (304.9 x 202.0 x 13.9 mm)	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) Surface Book 3 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 3 15” 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	2.62 lbs (1.19 kg)	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 3.38 lbs (1,534 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 3 15” Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Royal Silver	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard. Precise Touchpad Clickable touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.	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.

Display	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Size	13.3 Inches	13.5 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Panel Type: QLED	Surface Book 3 13.5” Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI Surface Book 3 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

Ports	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Supports DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.0 1 x HDMI video out port 1 x MicroSDXC card reader (up to 2TB) 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo 1 x Power port	Image Source: Microsoft 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking. 1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader UHS-II Performance

Internal Specs	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots Onboard Memory Memory Configurations Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Memory Speed: 3733 MHz	Surface Book 3 13.5” 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Surface Book 3 15” 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics	-	Surface Book 3 13.5” NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit, 1020 → 1245 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. Surface Book 3 15” NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth® v 5.0	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	-	Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Size	54 Wh	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 75.3Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 57.3Wh Surface Book 3 15” Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	18.5 hours	Surface Book 3 13.5” Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage Surface Book 3 15” Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65W Power Adapter	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) 65W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) 102W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port. Surface Book 3 15” 127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Link Sharing Live Message Live Wallpaper McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial) Samsung Gallery Quick Search Samsung DeX Samsung Flow Samsung Notes Samsung Recovery Samsung Settings Studio Plus Samsung Update teamPL	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Camera	HD front-facing camera	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	Stereo Speakers (1.5 W x 2) Internal Digital Mic	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
Inking	Supports Active Pen(sold separately)	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	TPM Fingerprint Reader	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13 AC adapter (wall mount) Quickstart Guide (paper) Ejection pin S Pen nib Tweezers	Surface Book 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year limited warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Key Features	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13” ⍺	Surface Book 3
At Glance	Released in Late 2020 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.62 lb 1.19 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2020 3:2 3.2K 13.5” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.38 lb 1.53 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q