Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Celeron N4020
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536×1024 Touch
Display
11.6" LCD 1366×768
CPU Image
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Celeron N4020
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i5-1235U vs Celeron N4020 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 600 650MHz
96 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
22 FPS 1080p
18%
1.66 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
125 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz vs UHD 600 650MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
4GB
LPDDR4-2400
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
64GB
Soldered
MMC
Up to 250MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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11.6"
LCD
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Area
71 in² (457.8 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
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Brightness
250 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
35ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
1536×1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
95% sRGB
64% DCI-P3
66% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 1.20 Greyscale
2.26 Gamma
6600K
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Fully Laminated
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Scissor Switch
Scissor Switch
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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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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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
DC
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
45W
15.00V
2.58A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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35Wh
4667mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Width
283.7 mm (11.2 in)
Depth
193 mm (7.6 in)
Volume
0.97 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.111 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg (2.9 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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