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Surface Laptop 7 15” vs. Surface Studio 2 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 7 15” and Surface Studio 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop 7 15” vs. Surface Studio 2

The 2024 Surface Laptop 7 15” 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 2018 Surface Studio 2 features the 45W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-7820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.90 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 28″ Surface Studio 2 (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 7 15” vs. Surface Studio 2: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's missing	No pen input

Availability	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Released	2024	2018
Release Info	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018
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	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070
Amazon Deals	$1,499.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Black $1,189.00 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 15in Snapdragon X-Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Black (Renewed) Check on Amazon Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business (2025) Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, 15" Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Black	$2,899.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum $2,199.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard $3,799.00 GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB

Surface Laptop 7 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Black By Microsoft $1,499.00 $2,199.99 32% OFF	See at Amazon
	2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 15in Snapdragon X-Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,189.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business (2025) Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, 15" Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Black By Microsoft Check on Amazon	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2 7820HQ Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,899.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard By Microsoft $2,199.00	See at Amazon
	GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB By GizPro $3,799.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Size	15 Inches	28 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	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge

Exterior	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.96” x 9.41” x 0.72” (329mm x 239m x 18.29mm)	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	3.67 lbs (1.66 kg)	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Black Platinum	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.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
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	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
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,	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Discrete Graphics		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible. [new]	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Ethernet		Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
		Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Size	66 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 64 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 22 hours of local video playback Up to 15 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	65W power supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
OS	Windows 11 Home	Windows 10 Pro
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	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
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 sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base

Misc	Surface Laptop 7 15”	Surface Studio 2
Inking	Not supported	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage
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	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio
In the box	Surface Laptop 7 15” 65W 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 Booklet
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More		Physical buttons: Volume, Power.