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Surface Book 3 15” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Book 3 15” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Surface Book 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

16 GB

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

Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Display size

Surface Book 3 15”

15-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

13-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 3 15”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 3 15”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano weighed 1.99 pounds, 53% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

Weight	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Pound	4.20 lbs.	1.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	0.90 kg

Prices

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

Surface Book 3 15” Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,299.00	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 $1,373.64	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 (SNK-00001) \| 15in (3240 x 2160) Touch-Screen \| Intel Core i7 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 2TB SSD Storage \| Windows 10 Pro \| GeForce GTX 1660 GPU By Microsoft $2,999.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop (13" 2k Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-1160G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD), 1.99lbs, 13-Hr Long Battery Life, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 3-Yr Warranty, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $999.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop, 13” 2K Touchscreen, Intel Core i7 1180G7 Processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit KB, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $889.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ultra Thin ThinkPad X1 Nano 13" 2K (2160x1350) IPS 450nits Ultrabook i7-1160G7 Finger Print Windows 10 Pro W/HDMI (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIe SSD) By Lenovo $799.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Announced on September 29, 2020. Expected to be available in the 4th quarter of 2020.
Pricing	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	Starting at $1,399.
Generations	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book	-

Exterior	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	12.72” x 8.54” x 0.55 - 0.66” (292.8 mm x 207.7 mm x 13.87 - 16.7 mm) Non-touch models 12.72” x 8.54” x 0.56 - 0.68” (292.9 mm x 207.8 mm x 14.27 - 17.2 mm) Touch models
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	1.99 lbs (907 g) Non-touch models 2.14lbs (969 g) Touch models 2.07 lbs (939 g) WWAN non-touch models 2.21 lbs (1001 g) WWAN touch models
Colors	Platinum	Black Optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover on touch models only.
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Backlit keyboard with new UC functions for F9-F11 Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Size	15 Inches	13 Inches
Info	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	13” 2K Non-touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness Non-touch supports 13” 2K with Touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness touch supports

Ports	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x full-size SD card slot UHS-II performance Right (3) 1 x power port Charging, Docking 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet Bottom (1) 1 x power port Charging, Docking, On the tablet	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x Headphone / mic combo

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.
Discrete Graphics	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	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	Xbox Wireless built-in	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 5G CAT20 and 4G LTE CAT9.

Battery	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	48 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 13 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Ubuntu Linux OS 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
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	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree Microphones

Misc	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader IR camera with human presence detection dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Kensington™ lock slot
In the box	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Nano 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 48Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	-

Key Features	Surface Book 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Powered By 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	Released in 2020 16:10 2K 13” 1350p 60Hz Weight 1.99 lb 0.90 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X