Lenovo X1 Carbon Vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 3: Which Laptop Is Best?

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With the humongous increase in sales of laptops and computers through the pandemic, most brands took it up as an opportunity to launch their best ones. With the development of technology brands have come up with really good features in their new launches. Today we are here comparing the Lenovo X1 Carbon and Microsoft Surface Laptop 3.

Lenovo being one of the best brands in India for its electronics recently this year launched its X1 Carbon model and it hit off in the market so well. As we know the previous gen model was stated to be the best laptop model of the time, sharing its position with Dell. Lenovo has not made too many changes in this model than the previous one. Let us get into the details of both these laptops and compare possible features they offer to the customers in their prices.

X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3: Comparison Chart

Particular	X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Laptop 3
Weight	1.13kg starting	1542 g
keyboard	Spill resistant, fully backlit keyboard with white LED lighting.	Full size backlit keyboard with soft touch.
Ports	Supports thunderbolt	Does not support thunderbolt 3.
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, hotspot, Bluetooth and 4G-5G LTE.	Only connects to WIFI and Bluetooth.
Battery size	57WH	45.8 WH
Battery life	Up to 15 hours	Up to 10 hours of typical usage.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1v	Bluetooth wireless 5.0 technology
Dimensions	217.1 x 323.5 x 15.9 mm	223 x 308 x 14.5 mm
Warranty	3 Years	1 Year
Type	LED	Pixel sense
Resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels	2256 x 1504 pixels
USB Ports	2 x USB 3.0	1 x USB Type-C, 1 x USB 3.0
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	No
Touchpad	Multi-Touch Gestures Enabled	Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera	Yes	Yes
Speed	1.7 GHz, Quad Core Turbo Boost Upto 3.6 GHz	1.3 GHz, Quad Core Turbo Boost Upto 3.9 GHz

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X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3 : Personal Opinion

The X1 Carbon Gen 9 catches up with Dell and several elite ultraportable by shifting to an 11^th Gen Intel processor and taller screen. It won the Editor’s Choice award as the most desirable executive notebook which indeed is a great achievement furthermore the quality of the product is great too.

Lenovo gives us four screen choices, all with IPS instead of OLED technology. Three of them have a touch screen with brightness and a touch display with privacy guard. The 4^th one has a glossy panel and has a privacy guard screen feature that reduces blue light emission to ease eyestrain.

The battery is slightly bigger and makes the X1 carbon gen 9 an ounce or two heavier than the previous model.

X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3: Detailed Comparison

Connectivity

Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 9 has two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the left side of the laptop but HDMI and USB-A 3.2 ports as well. Carbon offers optional 4G or 5G LTE for connectivity when there is no WIFI or Hotspot available.

Display

The brightness of this X1 carbon gen 9 is excellent and has a high contrast; colors are vivid and well saturated. The antiglare coating does a fine job at fighting reflections making it easy to use even on a sunny day, while not straining your eyes.

Surface Laptop 3 – The display measures 13.5 inches, 2256 x 1504 touchscreen and 3:2 aspect ratio. The display is bright and sharp with incredibly good viewing angles that can show the view in a proper manner. The display is touch screen even though it is not a 2-in-1 convertible laptop. The con of the display is that it automatically lowers or increases the brightness to uncomfortable levels even when the laptop is stationary.

Keyboard

It has a famous backlit keyboard including keys to scroll through the pages, commands, to place or end a call in Microsoft teams. The keyboard has a snappy sound and all over looks really good and comfortable to use.

Surface Laptop 3 – It has an outstanding keyboard with excellent spacing between the keys. Similarly the track pad is huge, smooth and easy to use. The combination of the track pad and keyboard is one of the best combinations here.

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Sound

The x1 carbon gen 9, has good audio quality due to the speakers flanking the keyboard, plus two down firing woofers and Dolby Access software that combines audio, display and voice enhancements.

Battery

The battery life of this laptop is great and has a run time of 15 hours after being fully charged.

Whereas, Microsoft Surface laptop 3, is a traditional clam-shell laptop. The laptop has an amazing keyboard and track pad. It has a sharp bright touchscreen, a sleek design and a very sturdy looking built. The performance of this laptop is excellent for everyday work and tasks. It has a limited port selection and there is no support for Thunderbolt 3.

X1 Carbon Gen 9 – Battery life on this laptop is fairly decent. It can last about 7 hours with work pressure and switching applications. It is not sufficient enough for full work day and thus there are laptops in the same range that offer much better battery life. The fast charging feature of this laptop works only when the laptop is sleeping. It can charge up to 40% in 30 minutes while sleeping but the company claims much higher battery to charge with the fast charging feature.

Design

The design is similar to other Microsoft models. It is an aluminum clam shell laptop with a little bit of wedged shape which is easy to slip into the laptop bag. The weight is not very light compared to other models of the same dimensions but it isn’t cumbersome either.

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X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3: Quick Comparison Result

Particular	X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Laptop 3	Which Is Better?
Price	Rs. 180975	Rs. 111999	Any (According to your budget)
Display	PixelSense Screen type	LED Screen type, large screen	Surface laptop 3
Memory	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	Surface Laptop 3
Processor	CPU Clock Speed of 1.9 GHz	CPU Clock Speed of 1.3 GHz	X1 Carbon Gen 9
Warranty	3 years	1 year	X1 Carbon Gen 9
Keyboard	outstanding features	outstanding features	any
Everyday Work	Fit for everyday	Fit for everyday	any

X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3: Final Verdict

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We have concluded that you should but the Surface Laptop 3 if you want a larger screen and similar battery life to the previous gen. the display features more texts on the same display dimensions than other laptops which are good at once. Overall it has an outstanding keypad that is backlit and a good track pad. The design is very sleek and sturdy looking. It is great for everyday work and has a good performance.

However, the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 9 has an OLED screen. The laptop is a great choice to go for, for anyone who can afford it. This laptop is the least surprising editor’s choice pick ever due to all the features it offers. It is very good at use and you must go for it.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. X1 Carbon Vs Surface Laptop 3: Which Is Better?

Well, both the laptops have great features. So, after a detailed and a very difficult comparison, we found both the laptops have great features and are unique in their own way.