Surface Laptop 3 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop 3 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.
Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 Pros
Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 is better than Surface Laptop 3.
Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 weighed 2.40 pounds, 14% lighter than the 2.79 pounds Surface Laptop 3.
Weight | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Pound | 2.79 lbs. | 2.40 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.27 kg | 1.09 kg |
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7.
Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
Dimensions |
| 12.71” x 8.54” x 0.58” (323 x 217 x 14.95 mm) Width: 12.71” (323 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217 mm) Height: 0.58” (14.95 mm) |
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| Starting at 2.40 lbs (1.08 kg) |
Colors |
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Display | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 14 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
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Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
Size | 45.8 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Power Supply |
| 65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge. |
Software | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency | - |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only | - |
Key Features | Surface Laptop 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 3, a 13.5-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 was introduced by Lenovo around the same time in 2019. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10710U with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).
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The Surface Laptop 3 has a 13.5-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7. In addition, the Surface Laptop 3 weighs 2.79 lbs. about 16% heavier than the 2.40 lbs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7. Moreover, measured at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”, the Surface Laptop 3 is slightly more portable than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 at 12.71” x 8.54” x 0.58”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 3 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7, it supports up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Like Surface Laptop 3, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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