MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs Microsoft Surface Book 2 15 (Late 2017)

MacBook Neo (Early 2026) $599
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15 (Late 2017) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
CPU
Core i5-8350U
GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240×2160 Touch
CPU Image
A18 Pro (Neo)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.04GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8350U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
A18 Pro (Neo) vs Core i5-8350U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A18 Pro
640 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
4%
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
5-Core A18 Pro vs UHD 620 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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15"
LCD IPS
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Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
103.8 in² (670 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
3240×2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 3
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
102W
15.00V
6.33A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 13.8 Hours
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macOS 26 Tahoe
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Height
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Width
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
206.4 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.78 L
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
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Weight
1.9 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.28 kg (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
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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