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

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Book 3 and Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13” 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 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 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 Ion 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 Ion 13” - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

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

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3

32 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”

16 GB

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

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13” Pros

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

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13” weighed 2.14 pounds, 37% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

Weight	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Pound	3.38 lbs.	2.14 lbs.
Kilogram	1.53 kg	0.97 kg

Key Similars

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

Both laptops supports the same 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Prices

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

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 $1,069.99	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 $539.00 $590.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $999.95	See at Amazon
Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13” Price
	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13.3” Laptop\| QLED Display and Intel Core i7 Processor \| 8GB Memory \| 512GB SSD \| Long Battery Life and Windows 10 Operating System \| (NP930XCJ-K01US) By SAMSUNG $749.99	See at Amazon
	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 S 13.3" FHD Touchscreen - 256 GB, Intel i5 - NP767XCM-K01US -Mercury Gray By SAMSUNG $679.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) Announced on October 30, 2019
Pricing	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	$1199.99 - i7 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD

Exterior	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Dimensions	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)	12.04" x 7.87" x 0.51" (305.7 x 199.8 x 12.9 mm)
Weight	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)	2.14 lbs (0.97 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Aura Silver
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.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard. Precise Touchpad Wireless PowerShare with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Size	13.5 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	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	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Panel Type: QLED

Ports	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
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	1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.0 1 x HDMI 1 x UFS & MicroSDXC card reader (up to 1TB) 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo 1 x Power port

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Processor	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Surface Book 3 13.5” 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Surface Book 3 15” 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	Memory Slots Onboard Memory Memory Configurations Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Memory Speed: 3733 MHz
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	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth® v5.0
More	Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in	-

Battery	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
Size	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	69.7 Wh
Battery Life	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	22 hours
Power Supply	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.	65W Power Adapter

Software	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	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

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
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	HD front-facing camera
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	AKG Stereo Speakers Smart Amp (Max 5 W x 2) Internal Digital Mic

Misc	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
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	Fingerprint sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	TPM Fingerprint Reader
In the box	Surface Book 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13 AC adapter (wall mount) Quickstart Guide (paper) Ejection pin
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year limited warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	-

Key Features	Surface Book 3	Samsung Galaxy Book Ion 13”
At Glance	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	Released in Late 2019 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.14 lb 0.97 kg Powered By 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