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Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Laptop 3 15” and Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 15” is better than Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”.

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

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 3 15”

32 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”

16 GB

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” is better than Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” has a 35% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

3,722

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 15” - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,741

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,438

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 3 15”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Memory type and speed

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 15” - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, 15" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2496×1664), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $634.69	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch 128GB (Touch Screen, AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition, 8GB RAM, Wi-Fi) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.99 $379.99 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Tablet 15" 2K Touchscreen Laptop, Inter Core i7-1065G7,16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $999.00	See at Amazon
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15” 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
	OUWEE AA-PBRN4ZU Laptop Battery Compatible with Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15-NP950 950QCJ 930QCJ 950XCJ 930XCJ Series Notebook 15.4V 66.9Wh 4350mAh By OUWEE $69.99	See at Amazon
	SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 2-in-1 Business Laptop (15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen, Intel 12-Core i7-1260P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Active Stylus), Backlit, FP, IST USB-C Hub, Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Silver By SAMSUNG $1,049.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) Announced on October 30, 2019
Pricing	Starting at 1,199$	1399.99 - i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	-

Exterior	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm) Depth: 9.6” (244 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.69 mm)	13.98 x 8.94 x 0.59" (355 x 227.2 x 14.9 mm)
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	3.35 lbs (1.52 kg) Integrated graphics model 3.46 lbs (1.57 kg) Discrete graphics model
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Royal Blue
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, backlit chiclet keyboard The fingerprint sensor next to the arrow keys of the keyboard. Precise Glass Touchpad Wireless PowerShare with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Size	15 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	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	Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Panel Type: QLED

Ports	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
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	2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x S Pen Storage 1 x UFS & MicroSDXC card reader (up to 2TB) 1 x Headphone out/Mic-in Combo

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 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™ i5-1035G7 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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics 9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	Memory Slots Onboard Memory Memory Configurations Memory Size: Up to 16 GB Memory Speed: 3733 MHz
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (2GB GDDR5 VRAM)
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe 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 Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth® v5.0

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Size	45.8 Wh	69.7 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	19 hours
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	65W Power Adapter

Software	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
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 Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	HD front-facing camera
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	AKG Stereo Speakers Smart Amp (Max 5 W x 2) Internal Digital Mic

Misc	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Yes (Built-in S Pen)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	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 Laptop 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13 AC adapter (wall mount) Quickstart Guide (paper) Ejection pin S Pen nib Tweezers
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	1-year limited warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition 4C/8T, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 721 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,741 Multi-Core With integrated Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4	Released in Late 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.35 lb 1.52 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 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5

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Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15”: Full specs comparison