Blade 15 (Late 2018) vs Surface Laptop 3 15" (Late 2019)

Blade 15 (Late 2018) $1,600
Surface Laptop 3 15" (Late 2019) $1,149
Base Price
$1,600
Base Price
$1,149
CPU
Core i7-8750H
CPU
Core i5-1035G7
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
GPU
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Core i7-8750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i5-1035G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,305
35%
GB6M 4,640
19%
GB6S 1,340
36%
GB6M 4,300
18%
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
1280 Shaders
6GB GDDR5
1480MHz
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
512 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 3.79 TFLOPS
8%
1080p 14 FPS
12%
FP32 1.08 TFLOPS
2%
16GB
DDR4-2666
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
M.2-2280-B-S2
SATA 3
Up to 560MB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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15"
LCD IPS
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250 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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RGB Backlight
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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HM370
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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Network
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
Power
Surface Connect
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
180W
19.50V
9.23A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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45.8Wh
6042mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
2.03 kg (4.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.6 kg (5.7 lb)
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Weight
1.542 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.83 kg (4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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