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Surface Go 4 vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Go 4 and Surface Laptop 7 13.8” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 31, 2024

Surface Go 4 vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”

The 2023 Surface Go 4 features the 6W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake-N quad-core Intel N200 with the boost speed up to 3.70 GHz. While the 2024 Surface Laptop 7 13.8” features the Snapdragon X-Series 10-core Snapdragon X Plus up to 12-core Snapdragon X Elite with the boost speed up to 3.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.5″ Surface Go 4 (2023) and the 13.8″ Surface Laptop 7 13.8” (2024), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Go 4 vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Go 4 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Laptop 7 13.8” See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	80% More Powerful - The Surface Go 4 is now 80% faster than the previous generation thanks to the latest 12th-generation Intel N200 processor and faster 4800 MHz LPDDR5 memory. 12.5 Hours Battery Life - It lasts up to 12.5 hours battery life of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than the Go 3. Better Repairability - The Go 4 now has more components that can be replaced, such as the display, battery, kickstand, and motherboard. More: Slightly lighter the Surface Go 3 Windows 11 Secured-core PC UFS Drive instead of SSD - learn more here Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity
What's missing	No matte black color option UFS storage drive is non-removable.

Availability	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Released	2023	2024
Release Info	Introduced: September 21, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 21, 2023 Released: September 21, 2023	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing		Windows 11 Home Snapdragon® X Plus $999.99 16GB 256GB $1,199.99 16GB 512GB $1,399.99 16GB 1TB Snapdragon® X Elite $1,399.99 16GB 512GB $1,599.99 16GB 1TB $1,999.99 32GB 1TB $2,399.99 64GB 1TB

Microsoft Surface Go 4 Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $476.98 $629.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $391.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $463.99 $549.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 7 13.8” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13.8" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $999.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire By Microsoft $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch Touchscreen 256GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 (8GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, Latest Model) - Platinum, 5UI-00001 By Microsoft $570.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	10.5 Inches	13.8 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Brightness: 350 nits (typical) Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Individually color-calibrated display	13.8” PixelSense Flow™ Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 120Hz [new] Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1400:1 [new] Touch: 10-point multi-touch Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive color Adaptive contrast Auto color management

Exterior	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.65” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)	11.85” x 8.67” x 0.69” (301mm x 220m x 17.5mm)
Weight	Surface Go 4: 1.15 lbs (521 g) Surface Go 4 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)	2.96 lbs (1.34 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Keyboard backlight Copilot key Trackpad: Precision Haptic touchpad [new] Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
Ports	1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking stations. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSDXC™ card reader 1 x Surface Go Type Cover port	2 x USB-C Supports USB 4 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 2.1 with supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Processor	Intel® Processor N200 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.00 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 6W	Snapdragon X Plus 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 450 → 750 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB - 4800 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB 256GB UFS Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.	54 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 52 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 12.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 20 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply	39W power supply

Software	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
OS	Windows 11 Pro or Windows 10 Pro	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Microsoft Defender App Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial accessible through Xbox Cloud Gaming

Camera & Audio	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p Full HD front-facing Surface Studio camera Windows Studio Effects with automatic framing, creative filters (illustrated, animated, watercolor), eye contact, eye contact: teleprompter, portrait blur, and portrait light [new]
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity 2 W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Go 4	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Inking	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer NFC	Ambient light sensor
Security	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 Windows 11 Secured-core PC Windows Hello face authentication with Enhanced Sign-in security Microsoft Defender – for enhanced identity and privacy protection
In the box	Surface Go 4 24W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop 7 13.8” 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power Casing: Magnesium ServiceabilityReplaceable components include: Display Battery and back cover Kickstand Hinge Motherboard MicroSDXC card reader Type Cover connector Front Camera Rear camera Windows Hello camera Speakers