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HP - OmniBook Ultra 14 vs Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3

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OmniBook Ultra 14HPRENDER
Probe A
HP
OmniBook Ultra 14
62.5/ 100C
Performance61· 35%
Battery & Ports71· 27%
Design· 20%
Display51· 18%
Surface Laptop Studio 3MICROSOFTRENDER
Probe B
Microsoft
Surface Laptop Studio 3
60.7/ 100C
Performance58· 35%
Battery & Ports63· 27%
Design· 20%
Display63· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the OmniBook Ultra 14 and Surface Laptop Studio 3, the OmniBook Ultra 14 comes out ahead in cpu cores and battery, while the Surface Laptop Studio 3 wins on refresh rate and screen size. Overall, the OmniBook Ultra 14 scores 62.5 and the Surface Laptop Studio 3 scores 60.7 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (62.5 vs 60.7). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the OmniBook Ultra 14 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are cpu cores, battery, claimed battery life, among others.

Pick the Surface Laptop Studio 3 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are refresh rate, screen size, thunderbolt ports.

Both ship with comparable ram, storage, panel type, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why HP - OmniBook Ultra 14 wins

  • CPU cores — 50.00% more. 12 vs 8.
  • Battery — 17.24% more. 68 Wh vs 58 Wh.
  • Claimed battery life — 16.67% more. 21 h vs 18 h.
  • Weight — 0.48 kg less. 1.5 vs 1.98.

Why Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3 wins

  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • Screen size — 2.86% more. 14.4 " vs 14 ".
  • Thunderbolt ports — 2.00 more. 2 vs 0.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecHP - OmniBook Ultra 14Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3
Weight1.5 kglead1.98 kg
Thickness17 mmlead22 mm
Build materialaluminumaluminum
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecHP - OmniBook Ultra 14Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3
Screen size14 "14.4 "lead
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hzlead
Panel typeIPSIPS

Performance

SpecHP - OmniBook Ultra 14Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3
CPUAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
CPU cores12lead8
GPUAMD Radeon 890MNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop
RAM32 GB32 GB
Storage1024 GB1024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecHP - OmniBook Ultra 14Microsoft - Surface Laptop Studio 3
Battery68 Whlead58 Wh
Claimed battery life21 hlead18 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports02lead
HDMIfalsefalse
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, OmniBook Ultra 14 or Surface Laptop Studio 3?+

OmniBook Ultra 14 claims up to 21 hours — 21h vs 18h.

Which is lighter, OmniBook Ultra 14 or Surface Laptop Studio 3?+

OmniBook Ultra 14 is lighter at 1.5 kg vs 1.98 kg.

Which has an OLED display, OmniBook Ultra 14 or Surface Laptop Studio 3?+

Neither model has an OLED display.

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