Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 29315 (Intel 12th Gen) vs Microsoft Surface 3 (Intel Atom)

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 29315 (Intel 12th Gen) $999
Microsoft Surface 3 (Intel Atom) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Core i5-1230U
CPU
Atom x7-Z8700
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
GPU
HD 600MHz Gen 8
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
10.8" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Core i5-1230U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1GHz Clock
Atom x7-Z8700
4 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,860
46%
GB6M 5,545
21%
GB6S 215
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GB6M 610
2%
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
640 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
HD 600MHz Gen 8
128 Shaders
600MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 1.15 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.15 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
512GB
64GB
954 min 4K Video
24%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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10.8"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
214 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
11.1MP
20mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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NFC
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
14W
5.20V
2.50A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
49.5Wh
6513mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion
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27.5Wh
7275mAh
3.78V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
292.5 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.2 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
7.4 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
267 mm (10.5 in)
Width
187 mm (7.4 in)
Depth
8.6 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
736 g (25.96 oz)
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Weight
620 g (21.87 oz)
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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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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