Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Surface Laptop 4 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

The 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G7 up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” features the 15W AMD Zen 2 Architecture 6-core AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.
If you want to know more what's the difference between the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (2019) and the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 4 13.5” (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”: Specs Comparison
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What's new | Better performanceIt’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Laptop 2.Now with USB-CIt allows you to charge, transfer data, and output up to two 4K@60Hz displays.Better specs10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors, Intel Iris Plus G7 graphics, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5.New keyboard finishesNow available in warm Alcantara and cool new metal.New colorNow available in Matte Black, Cobalt Blue, Platinum, and a new Sandstone.More Features20% larger trackpad Fast Charging Better repairability Removable hard drive Improved Windows Hello infrared (IR) camera Dual far-field studio mics improved keyboard Better OmniSonic speaker |
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Availability | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Released | 2019 | 2021 |
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Pricing | Starting at 999$ |
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Display | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Size | 13.5 Inches | |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Dimensions | 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)
Width: 12.1” (308 mm)
Depth: 8.8” (223 mm)
Height: 0.57” (14.5 mm)
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM | 8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
Battery | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Size | 45.8 Wh | |
Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 13.5” | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
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More | Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only |
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