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Surface Laptop 7 15” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 7 15” and Surface Laptop 7 13.8” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest July 09, 2024

Surface Laptop 7 15” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”

The 2024 Surface Laptop 7 15” 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. 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 15″ Surface Laptop 7 15” (2024) 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 7 15” vs. Surface Laptop 7 13.8”: Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2024
Release Info	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing	Windows 11 Home Snapdragon® X Elite $1,299.99 16GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 16GB 1TB $2,099.99 32GB 1TB $2,499.99 64GB 1TB	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 7 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core Ultra 7-16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black By Microsoft $1,678.98 $1,899.99 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch Touchscreen 256GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 (8GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, Latest Model) - Platinum, 5UI-00001 By Microsoft $690.99	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 $1,678.98 $1,899.99 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition - 8GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Platinum By Microsoft $699.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	15 Inches	13.8 Inches
Info	15” PixelSense Flow™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 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	13.8” 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 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.96” x 9.41” x 0.72” (329mm x 239m x 18.29mm)	11.85” x 8.67” x 0.69” (301mm x 220m x 17.5mm)
Weight	3.67 lbs (1.66 kg)	2.96 lbs (1.34 kg)
Colors	Black Platinum	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.
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 1 x MicroSDXC card slot	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 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Processor	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	Snapdragon X Plus Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]

Battery	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Size	66 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 64 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	54 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 52 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 22 hours of local video playback Up to 15 hours of active web usage	Up to 20 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65W power supply	39W power supply

Software	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
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 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
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 Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Laptop 7 13.8”
Inking	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	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 7 15” 65W 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