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Surface Laptop 7 13.8” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 7 13.8” and Surface Laptop (13”, 2025) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop 7 13.8” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)

The 2024 Surface Laptop 7 13.8” features the Snapdragon X-Series 10-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) up to 12-core Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) with the boost speed up to 3.80 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 13.8″ Surface Laptop 7 13.8” (2024) 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 7 13.8” vs. Surface Laptop (13”, 2025): Specs Comparison

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

Availability	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Released	2024	2025
Release Info	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024	Introduced: May 6, 2025 Released: May 20, 2025
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	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus $899.99 16GB 256GB $999.99 16GB 512GB
Amazon Deals	$1,369.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8" Touchscreen, Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB LPDDR5, 1.5TB (512GB SSD+1TB Dock), Long Battery Life for Business Students, Wi-Fi 7, Black $814.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 1TB SSD, Sapphire (Renewed) $1,335.56 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13.8" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Platinum	$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 $954.43 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum $1,009.43 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2025), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (8 core), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Ocean

Surface Laptop 7 13.8” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8" Touchscreen, Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB LPDDR5, 1.5TB (512GB SSD+1TB Dock), Long Battery Life for Business Students, Wi-Fi 7, Black By Microsoft $1,369.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 1TB SSD, Sapphire (Renewed) By Microsoft $814.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13.8" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,335.56 $2,099.99 36% 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, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $954.43 $1,149.99 17% OFF	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 $1,009.43 $1,249.99 19% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	13.8 Inches	13 Inches
Info	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	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 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.85” x 8.67” x 0.69” (301mm x 220m x 17.5mm)	11.25” x 8.43” x 0.61” (385.65mm x 214.14m x 15.6mm)
Weight	2.96 lbs (1.34 kg)	2.7 lbs (1.22 kg)
Colors	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum	Violet Ocean Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	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	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	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 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Processor	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8 cores, 8 threads, → 3.20 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) Adreno™ GPU 1.7 TFLOPS,
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.	256GB 512GB Removable UFS.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible. [new]	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]	Bluetooth Core 5.4 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Size	54 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 52 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	50 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 48 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 20 hours of typical device usage	Up to 23 hours of typical device usage Up to 16 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	39W power supply	Surface 45W USB-C® Wall Charger

Software	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
OS	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	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 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
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]	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 Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio	Dual Studio Mics with enhanced voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Laptop (13”, 2025)
Inking	Not supported
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient color sensor
Security	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	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 7 13.8” 39W 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