Surface Book 2 15" (Late 2017) vs Blade 15 (Early 2019)

Surface Book 2 15" (Late 2017) $1,999
Blade 15 (Early 2019) $1,600
Base Price
$1,999
Base Price
$1,600
CPU
Core i5-8350U
CPU
Core i7-9750H
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240x2160 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-8350U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i7-9750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
31%
GB6M 3,600
15%
GB6S 1,365
36%
GB6M 4,975
21%
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1100MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop
1536 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1590MHz
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 4.88 TFLOPS
10%
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
16GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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144Hz
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3240x2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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White Backlight
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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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 4.1
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
HM370
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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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
Surface Connect
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
102W
15.00V
6.33A
200W
19.50V
10.26A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
3-hole Oval Shape
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 13.8 Hours
Up to 5.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Weight
1.9 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.28 kg (5 lb)
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Weight
2.1 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.9 kg (6.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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