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Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Studio 2+ - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 5 15” and Surface Studio 2+ specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest October 30, 2022

Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Studio 2+

The 2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i7-1255U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz. While the 2022 Surface Studio 2+ features the 35W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-11370H with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 15″ Surface Laptop 5 15” (2022) and the 28″ Surface Studio 2+ (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Studio 2+: Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2022
Release Info	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i7-1255U $1,299.99 8GB 256GB $1,499.99 8GB 512GB $1,799.99 16GB 512GB $2,399.99 32GB 1TB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,399.99 8GB 256GB $1,599.99 8GB 512GB $1,799.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB $2,499.99 32GB 1TB	Intel® Core™ i7 $4,499.99 - 32GB/1TB/RTX 3060

Surface Laptop 5 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 15" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Black Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $1,007.39 $1,499.99 33% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15-inch Touchscreen, 1TB i7 32GB RAM with Windows 11 Pro (Wi-Fi, 3.6GHz Ten-Core i7-1265U, Newest Version) Black Metal, RL1-00001 By Microsoft $2,399.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - 2496 x 1664 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,680.18	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2+ Price
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ 28-inch Touchscreen All-In-One Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-11370H 3.3GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, Windows 11 Pro By Microsoft $3,290.99 $4,619.00 29% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $1,419.92 $2,399.99 41% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB Total RAM - 1 TB SSD - Platinum - Inte By Microsoft $2,198.01	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Size	15 Inches	28 Inches
Info	15” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 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 5	Screen: 28” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI Brightness: 515 nits Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Touch: 10-point multitouch Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Dolby Vision^® support 1 billion colors and better gradients with Auto Color Management

Exterior	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Size Comparison
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” 340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)
Weight	Metal 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	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.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
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	3 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Native external display support: Up to three 4K UHD @60Hz. 2 x USB-A 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Processor	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Discrete Graphics		NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 Laptop GPU Ampere Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 1283 → 1703 MHz, 3840 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	1 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet		Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 17 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)	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software

Surface Laptop 5 15”

Surface Studio 2+

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Pro

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

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

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field studio microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Atmos™

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Studio 2+
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	Designed for Surface Pen Integrated magnetic storage with Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Compatible with Surface Dial on-screen interaction. In-box accessories come pre-paired.
Sensors	Ambient light sensor
Security	Firmware TPM 2.0 is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in	TPM 2.0 chip is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in.
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Studio 2+ Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More		Physical buttons: Volume, Power.