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Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)

The 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz. While the Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) features the Snapdragon X-Series 8-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) with the boost speed up to 3.20 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 5 13.5” (2022) and the 13″ Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) , we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025): Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's missing		No pen input No Windows Hello face authentication No Surface Connect port

Availability	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Released	2022	2025
Release Info	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Introduced: May 6, 2025 Released: May 20, 2025
Pricing	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i5-1235U $999.99 8GB 256GB $1,299.99 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-1255U $1,699.99 16GB 512GB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro $1,099.99 8GB 256GB $1,399.99 8GB 512GB $1,599.99 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,799.99 16GB 512GB	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus $899.99 16GB 256GB $999.99 16GB 512GB
Amazon Deals	$439.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256GB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $502.92 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matt Black (Renewed) (Platinum) $519.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Matte Black (Renewed)	$1,199.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum $1,119.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Ocean $1,029.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256GB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $439.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matt Black (Renewed) (Platinum) By Microsoft $502.92 $535.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $519.00 $1,545.59 66% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch 2025 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,199.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Ocean By Microsoft $1,119.99 $1,249.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,029.99 $1,149.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	13.5 Inches	13 Inches
Info	13.5” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Models with Alcantara keyboard finish. Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Models with Metal keyboard finish.	13” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 1920 x 1280 2.01M Pixels. Density: 178 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Dynamic refresh rate: up to 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1000:1 Brightness: 400-nits maximum Touch: 10-point multi-touch Adaptive Color Adaptive contrast Individually color-calibrated display

Exterior	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” 308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm	11.25” x 8.43” x 0.61” (385.65mm x 214.14m x 15.6mm)
Weight	Metal 2.86 lbs (1.297 kg) Alcantara 2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)	2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sage Sandstone Alcantara Platinum	Violet Ocean Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a 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 gestures.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full travel. Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Keyboard backlight Copilot key Trackpad: Precision touchpad Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
Ports	1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and 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	2 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 1.4a supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 10 Gbps. Compatible with Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock and other accessories. 1 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1 Up to 5 Gbps. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8 cores, 8 threads, → 3.20 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) Adreno™ GPU 1.7 TFLOPS,
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	16GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB Removable UFS.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
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.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Core 5.4 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	50 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 48 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours of typical device usage	Up to 23 hours of typical device usage Up to 16 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger

Software

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Home

Built-in Apps

Consumer models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial

Business models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	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
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual Studio Mics with enhanced voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Inking	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Not supported
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient color sensor
Security	Firmware TPM 2.0 is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in	Windows Hello Fingerprint Power Button with Enhanced Sign-in Security Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 Windows 11 Secured-core PC Microsoft Defender – for enhanced identity and privacy protection
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop, 13-inch USB-C® charging cable Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty