| Attribute |
Acer Aspire A315-56-550A (NX.HS5EB.00E) × | 
Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop 3 (PMH-00028) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Aspire A315-56-550A | Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop 3 |
| Product code | NX.HS5EB.00E | PMH-00028 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | Microsoft |
| Family | Aspire | Surface Laptop |
| Series | 3 | 3 |
| Model name | A315-56-550A | Surface Laptop 3 |
| Part number | NX.HS5EB.00E | PMH-00028 |
| Market positioning | - | Business |
| Release year (year) | 2020 | 2019 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Processor family | 10th gen Intel Core i5 | 10th gen Intel Core i7 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 1 | 1.3 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Processor model | i5-1035G1 | i7-1065G7 |
| Processor cores | 4 | 4 |
| Processor threads | 8 | 8 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | 10 | 10 |
| Processor socket | BGA 1526 | BGA 1526 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 6 | 8 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | LPDDR4x-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 12 | - |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 16 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15 |
| HD type | Full HD | - |
| LED backlight | + | - |
| Touchscreen | - | + |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2496 x 1664 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter | - | - |
| On-board graphics adapter base frequency (MHz) | 300 | 300 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Iris Plus Graphics |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Card reader integrated | - | - |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | - | |
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | - |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | - |
| Bluetooth version | - | 5.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 1 | 1 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | - | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| USB 2.0 ports | 2 | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | - |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) (MPixel) | 0.3 | - |
| Front camera HD type | - | HD |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | 640 x 480 | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | - |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Trackpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery life (max) (h) | - | 11.5 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.54 |
| Height (mm) | 19.9 | 14.7 |
| Depth (mm) | 247.5 | 244 |
| Width (mm) | 363.4 | 339.5 |
| Security | | |
| Cable lock slot | + | - |
| Trusted platform module (TPM) | - | + |