Surface 3
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Surface 3 is a Microsoft Windows tablet-laptop hybrid in the Surface family, designed as a more affordable, fanless, and portable alternative to the Surface Pro line.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surface 3 canonical | 2 |
| Microsoft Surface 3 | 1 |
| Surface 3 tablet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7857591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Surface 3 Context triple: [Surface 2, successor, Surface 3]
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A.
Surface Pro
Surface Pro is Microsoft's line of 2-in-1 detachable tablet-laptop devices running Windows, known for combining touchscreen portability with full PC functionality.
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B.
Surface Studio
Surface Studio is an all-in-one desktop computer by Microsoft known for its large, high-resolution touchscreen and flexible hinge designed for creative professionals.
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C.
Surface Laptop Go 3
The Surface Laptop Go 3 is a compact, lightweight Windows laptop from Microsoft’s Surface lineup, designed to offer a balance of portability, performance, and premium build quality at a more affordable price.
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D.
Surface 2
Surface 2 is Microsoft's second-generation Windows-based tablet in the Surface lineup, offering improved performance and hardware over the original Surface RT.
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E.
Surface Book
Surface Book is a high-end 2-in-1 laptop from Microsoft featuring a detachable touchscreen display that can function as a tablet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surface 3 Target entity description: Surface 3 is a Microsoft Windows tablet-laptop hybrid in the Surface family, designed as a more affordable, fanless, and portable alternative to the Surface Pro line.
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A.
Surface Pro
Surface Pro is Microsoft's line of 2-in-1 detachable tablet-laptop devices running Windows, known for combining touchscreen portability with full PC functionality.
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B.
Surface Studio
Surface Studio is an all-in-one desktop computer by Microsoft known for its large, high-resolution touchscreen and flexible hinge designed for creative professionals.
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C.
Surface Laptop Go 3
The Surface Laptop Go 3 is a compact, lightweight Windows laptop from Microsoft’s Surface lineup, designed to offer a balance of portability, performance, and premium build quality at a more affordable price.
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D.
Surface 2
Surface 2 is Microsoft's second-generation Windows-based tablet in the Surface lineup, offering improved performance and hardware over the original Surface RT.
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E.
Surface Book
Surface Book is a high-end 2-in-1 laptop from Microsoft featuring a detachable touchscreen display that can function as a tablet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2-in-1 detachable computer
ⓘ
Surface device ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 2015-03-31 ⓘ |
| audio | 3.5 mm headphone jack ⓘ |
| bluetoothVersion | Bluetooth 4.0 ⓘ |
| brand |
Microsoft Surface
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Surface division
|
| coolingType | fanless ⓘ |
| cpu |
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
ⓘ
linked to:
Intel Atom
|
| cpuArchitecture | x86-64 ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| digitizerSupport | Surface Pen ⓘ |
| displayAspectRatio | 3:2 ⓘ |
| displayResolution | 1920×1280 ⓘ |
| displaySize | 10.8 inch ⓘ |
| family | Surface ⓘ |
| formFactor | tablet-laptop hybrid ⓘ |
| frontCameraResolution | 3.5 MP ⓘ |
| graphics | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) ⓘ |
| hasFan | false ⓘ |
| hasKickstand | true ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
Surface Pen
ⓘ
keyboard cover ⓘ touchscreen ⓘ |
| kickstandPositions | 3-position ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| material | magnesium alloy ⓘ |
| memory |
2 GB LPDDR3
ⓘ
4 GB LPDDR3 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 8.1 ⓘ |
| port |
Micro-USB charging port
ⓘ
Mini DisplayPort ⓘ USB 3.0 Type-A ⓘ microSD card slot ⓘ |
| positionInLineup | more affordable alternative to Surface Pro ⓘ |
| predecessor | Surface 2 ⓘ |
| rearCameraAutofocus | true ⓘ |
| rearCameraResolution | 8.0 MP ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2015-05 ⓘ |
| speakerType | stereo speakers ⓘ |
| storage |
128 GB eMMC
ⓘ
64 GB eMMC ⓘ |
| successor | Surface Go ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystemUpgrade |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 10 Pro ⓘ
linked to:
Windows 10
|
| supportsTypeCover | Surface 3 Type Cover ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
business
ⓘ
consumer ⓘ education ⓘ |
| touchscreen | 10-point multi-touch ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 622 g ⓘ |
| wifiStandard | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Surface 3 Description of subject: Surface 3 is a Microsoft Windows tablet-laptop hybrid in the Surface family, designed as a more affordable, fanless, and portable alternative to the Surface Pro line.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Surface 3
linked to: Surface 3