Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 13.5” is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

About 7% lighter

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 7% lighter than the 2.98 pounds Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

WeightSurface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Pound
2.79 lbs.
2.98 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.35 kg

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) over Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 3 13.5”
16 GB
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
16 GB
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 3 13.5” - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$297.00
$319.00 7% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$420.00
$443.90 5% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$416.00
$471.99 12% OFF
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$899.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$899.00
Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth
Lenovo Yoga C940 14 Laptop, 2 in 1 FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD PCle, Thunderbolt 3, Active Stylus Pen, Fingerprint Reader 3 lbs, TWE Cloth
By Lenovo
$975.00

Availability

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Released20192019
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
  • Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)
PricingStarting at 999$-
Generations-

Exterior

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Dimensions12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)
Width: 12.1” (308 mm)
Depth: 8.8” (223 mm)
Height: 0.57” (14.5 mm)
12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm)
Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm)
Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm)
Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 mm)
Weight
  • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
    Sandstone and Matte Black
  • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
    Cobalt Blue and Platinum
Starting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors
  • Metal
    Matte Black Sandstone
  • Alcantara
    Matte Black Platinum
Iron Grey Mira
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight.
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad.

Display

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Size13.5 Inches14 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI)
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated
  • 14” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).

Ports

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Surface Connect™
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 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
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
  • Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    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

Battery

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Size45.8 Wh
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
  • Up to 15 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
Power Supply
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge

Software

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Microsoft Office 2019
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x far-field microphones

Misc

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
In the box
  • Surface Laptop 3 13.5”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
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Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
-
MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
At Glance
Released in Late
2019
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 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
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Ports
Released in Early
2019
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.98 lb
1.35 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
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports

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