Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 29315 (Intel 12th Gen) vs Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R)

Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 29315 (Intel 12th Gen) $999
Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) $400
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
CPU
Core i5-1230U
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Core i5-1230U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,860
46%
GB6M 5,545
21%
GB6S 850
21%
GB6M 1,700
6%
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
640 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 1.15 TFLOPS
2%
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
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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10.5"
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
220 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ 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
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1080p 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
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Facial
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Communication
NFC
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
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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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 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
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
736 g (25.96 oz)
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Weight
544 g (19.19 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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