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Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Surface Laptop 7 13.8” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest July 09, 2024

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”

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 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 13.5″ Surface Laptop 3 13.5” (2019) 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 Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Better performance - It’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Laptop 2. Now with USB-C - It allows you to charge, transfer data, and output up to two 4K@60Hz displays. Better specs - 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors, Intel Iris Plus G7 graphics, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5. New keyboard finishes - Now available in warm Alcantara and cool new metal. New color - Now available in Matte Black, Cobalt Blue, Platinum, and a new Sandstone. More Features: 20% 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
What's missing	Burgundy is no longer available MiniDisplay port replaced with USB-C port

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Released	2019	2024
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing	Starting at 999$	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

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $399.90	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Windows 11 Pro 13.5-inch Touch-Screen (2256 x 1504) Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00	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, 512GB SSD Storage, Dune By Microsoft $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core Ultra 7-16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black By Microsoft $1,677.30 $1,899.99 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ LTE i5-1135G7 - Windows 10 Tablet with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Platinum - High-Performance Surface Laptop and Tablet in One - Ideal for On-the-Go Professionals 1Z8-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $668.80	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	13.5 Inches	13.8 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated	13.8” PixelSense Flow™ Display Resolution: 2304 x 1536 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 Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size Comparison
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)	11.85” x 8.67” x 0.69” (301mm x 220m x 17.5mm)
Weight	2.84 lb (1,288 g) Sandstone and Matte Black 2.79 lb (1,265 g) Cobalt Blue and Platinum	2.96 lbs (1.34 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Matte Black Platinum	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to 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 Full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	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 Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	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 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	45.8 Wh	54 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 52 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 20 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	39W power supply

Software	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days 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 Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	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 OmniSonic 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 Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	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 Laptop 3 13.5” 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 Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only