Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) vs Surface Laptop 13" (Mid 2017)

Blade Stealth 12 (Early 2016) $1,000
Surface Laptop 13" (Mid 2017) $999
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
$999
CPU
Core i7-6500U
CPU
Core i5-7200U
GPU
HD 520 1050MHz
GPU
HD 620 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.5" LCD IGZO 2560x1440 Touch
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Core i7-6500U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
Core i5-7200U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,025
27%
GB6M 2,100
9%
GB6S 1,050
28%
GB6M 2,100
9%
HD 520 1050MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
HD 620 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.4 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
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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12.5"
LCD IGZO
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
235 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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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
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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100 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 12V (36W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
45Wh
3947mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5.4 Hours
Up to 7.5 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
11.3mm
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
321 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.25 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.54 kg (3.4 lb)
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Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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