Laptops

Galaxy Book Ion 13 (Late 2019) vs Surface Laptop 3 15 (AMD, Late 2019) Full Specs

CPU
CPU
GPU
GPU
Memory
Memory
Storage
Storage
Display
13.3" LCD QLED1920x1080 500Nits 60Hz Glossy
Display
15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Price
-
Price
$1,149

CPU
iGPU
Storage
Memory
Memory
Chipset
HDMI 1.4
TB3
TB3
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Wi-Fi 6
Audio
MicroSD
CPU
iGPU
Storage
Memory
Memory
USB 3.0
USB 3.0
Wi-Fi 5
Audio

2 Cores
4 Threads
2.1GHz
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.1GHz

192 Shaders
1GHz
576 Shaders
1.3GHz

2GB/s Read
1GB/s Write
1.3GB/s Read
470MB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 3.0x4

13.3" LCD QLED1920x1080 500Nits 60Hz Glossy
15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Panel & HDR
LCD QLED
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio
75.59 in² 16:9
Area & Aspect Ratio
103.8 in² 3:2
Brightness
300 nits 500 nits Peak
Brightness
400 nits 400 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Response Time
-
Response Time
58 ms
Resolution
1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 166 ppi
Resolution
2496x1664 4.2M Pixels 2 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1.6K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Color Depth
-
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
-
Color Coverage
98% sRGB 65% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination
-
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Touchscreen
No
Touchscreen
Yes
Border Size
-
Border Size
11.3 mm (0.44")

Up to 7 hours
Up to 7 hours
69.7Wh
4526mAh
15.4V
Lithium-Ion
45.8Wh
6042mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
User Replaceable
No
User Replaceable
No

Data
2x Thunderbolt 3
2x USB 3.0
Data
1x USB 3.0
1x USB-C 3.0 + DP + PD
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
Video
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
1x microSDXC Card
Card Slots
-

Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.1
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.0
Infrared
No
Infrared
No

Charger
65W USB-C
Charger
65W Surface Connect USB-A
Output
65W 20.00V 3.25A
Output
65W 15.00V 4.33A
Input
-
Input
1.60A
Protocol & Port
USB-C
Protocol & Port
Surface Connect USB-A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W) 3.00A 9V (27W) 3.00A 15V (45W) 3.25A 20V (65W)
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)

Speakers
2
Speakers
2
Microphones
2
Microphones
2

Keyboard
Scissor
Backlit
Keyboard
Scissor
Backlit
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Glass
Trackpad
Multi-Touch Clickpad
Glass
Biometrics
-
Fingerprint
Biometrics
Face ID
-

Launch OS
Windows
Launch OS
Windows

Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
12.9 mm (0.51")
Width
305.7 mm (12.04")
Depth
199.8 mm (7.87")
Height
14.7 mm (0.58")
Width
339.5 mm (13.37")
Depth
244 mm (9.61")
Weight
0.97 kg
Weight
1.54 kg
Weight + Charger
1.13 kg
Weight + Charger
1.83 kg
Volume
0.7879 L
Volume
1.2177 L
Decor Lights
No
Decor Lights
No
Fans
1
Fans
1

Release Date
2019-10-30
Release Date
2019-10-02
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
Late 2019
Description
AMD, Late 2019
Model ID
-
Model ID
AMD