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Surface Laptop 7 13.8” vs. Surface Pro 11 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 7 13.8” and Surface Pro 11 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop 7 13.8” vs. Surface Pro 11

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 2024 Surface Pro 11 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.

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 Pro 11 (2024), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 7 13.8” vs. Surface Pro 11: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Laptop 7 13.8” See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Pro 11 See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new		Better performance—It's 90% faster than Surface Pro 9.
What's missing	No pen input

Availability	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
Released	2024
Release Info	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
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 with LCD $999.99 16GB 256GB $1,199.99 16GB 512GB Snapdragon® X Elite with OLED $1,499.99 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 16GB 1TB $2,099.99 32GB 1TB
Amazon Deals	$886.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 1TB SSD, Sapphire (Renewed) $1,299.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD $794.99 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 13.8in Snapdragon X-Plus 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Dune (Renewed)	$1,199.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire $1,599.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Bundle, 13" Copilot+ PC with Black Pro Keyboard & Slim Pen, AI Tablet Essential Bundle, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro $1,229.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 11 13" Copilot+ PC, AI Tablet, 2880x1920 120Hz LCD Touchscreen, 10-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WiFi Only, Win 11 Pro, Black

Surface Laptop 7 13.8” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 1TB SSD, Sapphire (Renewed) By Microsoft $886.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD By Microsoft $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 13.8in Snapdragon X-Plus 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Dune (Renewed) By Microsoft $794.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 13-inch Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire By Microsoft $1,199.99 $1,499.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Bundle, 13" Copilot+ PC with Black Pro Keyboard & Slim Pen, AI Tablet Essential Bundle, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro By Microsoft $1,599.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 11 13" Copilot+ PC, AI Tablet, 2880x1920 120Hz LCD Touchscreen, 10-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, WiFi Only, Win 11 Pro, Black By Microsoft $1,229.00	See at Amazon

Display

Surface Laptop 7 13.8”

Surface Pro 11

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

Surface Pro with LCD

13” PixelSense™ Flow Display
Resolution: 2880 x 1920
5.53M Pixels.
Density: 267 PPI
Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1200:1
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Surface Pro with OLED

13” PixelSense™ Flow Display
Resolution: 2880 x 1920
5.53M Pixels.
Density: 267 PPI
Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1M:1 [new]
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Exterior	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.85” x 8.67” x 0.69” (301mm x 220m x 17.5mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	2.96 lbs (1.34 kg)	1.97 lb (895 g)
Colors	Sapphire Dune Black 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.	Not included. Compatible with: Surface Pro Flex Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard with pen storage Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard Surface Pro X Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard
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 4.0 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 Surface Connect It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. Supports Surface Dock and Surface Dock 2. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
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,
Integrated Graphics	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 32GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
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 compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
Size	54 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 52 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	Surface Pro with LCD 48 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 47 Wh Minimum battery capacity. Surface Pro with OLED 53 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 51 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 20 hours of typical device usage	Up to 14 hours of local video playback Up to 10 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	39W power supply	39W Power Supply

Software	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
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	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Microsoft Defender App Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
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]	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1440p front-facing camera with an ultrawide field of view [new] Supports Windows Studio Effects with: automatic framing eye contact and background blur 10.5 MP rear-facing autofocus camera with Ultra HD and 4K video [new]
Audio	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with voice focus 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth LE Audio

Misc	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”	Surface Pro 11
Inking	Not supported	Designed for Surface Slim Pen for Business Integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Keyboard with Pen Storage for Business Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient color sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
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	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC NFC authentication [new]
In the box	Surface Laptop 7 13.8” 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 11 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM card access tool
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty