

While I don’t think the Surface 3 is the sort of device you’ll sit down and use for an entire day, I did achieve around seven hours of typical usage between charges. Despite the Pro 3 coming with a larger battery than the Surface 3, Microsoft claims the Surface 3 will last an hour longer during video playback (10 hours versus 9 hours).ĭuring my time using the Surface 3 over the course of a few weeks, I found the tablet’s battery life to be acceptable.

The Surface Pro 3 comes with a significantly larger 42 Wh battery, which is needed for the more power hungry Intel Haswell CPU and the slightly larger display. Inside the Surface 3 is a 28 Wh battery, which is fairly average for a tablet of this size.
