Surface Book 3 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Book 3 and Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Surface Book 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15.

Supports larger memory

Surface Book 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15.

Max system memory size
Surface Book 3
32 GB
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

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

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 is better than Surface Book 3.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7
3,691
Supports faster memory

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 3. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 3.

Memory type and speed
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
15% larger display

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book 3.

Display size
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
15.6-inch
Surface Book 3
13.5-inch
About 10% lighter

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 weighed 3.06 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

WeightSurface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Pound
3.38 lbs.
3.06 lbs.
Kilogram
1.53 kg
1.39 kg

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
Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$838.99
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$577.99
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$798.00
2021 Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 Price
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
By Samsung
$949.00
$999.00 5% OFF
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro 360 15.6'' 2-in-1 Touchscreen (i7-1165G7,16GB RAM,512GB PCIe SSD,Active Stylus),FHD Convertible Laptop,Thunderbolt 4,Backlit,Fingerprint,HDMI Cable,Windows 11 Home,Mystic Navy
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro 360 15.6'' 2-in-1 Touchscreen (i7-1165G7,16GB RAM,512GB PCIe SSD,Active Stylus),FHD Convertible Laptop,Thunderbolt 4,Backlit,Fingerprint,HDMI Cable,Windows 11 Home,Mystic Navy
By Samsung
$1,173.59
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro 360 13" 512GB Mystic Navy, NP930QDB-KE4US Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor 2.80 GHz Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book Pro 360 13" 512GB Mystic Navy, NP930QDB-KE4US Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor 2.80 GHz Windows 11 Home (Renewed)
By SAMSUNG
$695.99

Availability

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Released20202021
Release Date
  • Introduced: May 6, 2020
  • Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020
  • Released: May 12, 2020
  • Announced at Samsung Unpack Event (2021)
  • Announced on April 28, 2021
PricingFor 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
  • $1,299.99
    i7-1165G7 8GB 512GB
  • $1,499.99
    i7-1165G7 16GB 1TB
Generations-

Exterior

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
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)
13.97" x 8.97" x 0.46" (354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9 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)
3.06 lbs (1.39 kg)
Colors
Platinum
Mystic Silver Mystic Navy Mystic Pink Bronze
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 with Numpad, backlit chiclet keyboard
    Fingerprint sensor on Power key.
  • Precise Touchpad
    Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Size13.5 Inches15.6 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: Super AMOLED Display
  • Supports S-Pen.
  • Features:
    HDR 500 SGS Eye-Care Certified True Black 0.2 ms reponse time 1 000 000:1 contrast ratio 120 % Colour Volume (DCI-P3)

Ports

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Surface Book 3 Ports
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
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 Ports
Image Source: Samsung
Left (2)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-C
    DisplayPort, Power Delivery
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    8GB 16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
8GB 16GB
4267 LPDDR4X onboard memory.
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,
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Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
PCIe SSD
256GB 512GB 1TB
NVMe SSD
2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot.

Connectivity

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 AX 2x2)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth® v5.1
More
  • Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in
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Battery

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
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
68 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
Up to 21 hours
Typical device usage.
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 USB Type-C Fast Charger
30-minutes charge for 9-hours of battery life.

Software

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in AppsMicrosoft 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 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
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
  • Sound by AKG
  • Dolby Atmos® Speakers
  • Dual Array Mic

Misc

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Supports S Pen
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Fingerprint sensor on power key
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
  • Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
  • USB-C Data Cable
  • Travel Adapter
  • Quick start guide
WarrantyOne-year limited hardware warranty1-year limited warranty
MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.
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Key Features

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15
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
Surface Book 3 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Mid
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.06 lb
1.39 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 Ports

Comparison Summary

Surface Book 3 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15

Microsoft has released the Surface Book 3, a 13.5-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 was introduced by Samsung about a year later in mid-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G71,00272.93%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08879.18%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 151
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19586.97%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,374100.00%
01,374

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G73,69182.26%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72282.95%
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 151
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98088.70%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,487100.00%
04,487

The Surface Book 3 has a 13.5-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15. In addition, the Surface Book 3 weighs 3.38 lbs. about 10% heavier than the 3.06 lbs. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15. Moreover, measured at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”, the Surface Book 3 is much bulkier than the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 at 13.97” x 8.97” x 0.46”.

Surface Book 3Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15

Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Book 3 supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

For Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15, it supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Surface Book 3, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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