

This isn't spectacular for a 10-inch class tablet, where I would like to see at least 10 hours of usage from a full charge, but at the same time I didn't think that seven hours of life was inadequate by any means.įrom our battery life benchmarks, the Surface 3's battery life was disappointing. 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.
