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Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Laptop 4 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop SE and Surface Laptop 4 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest October 23, 2022

The 2021 Surface Laptop SE features the 6W Intel Gemini Lake Refresh dual-core Intel Celeron N4020 up to quad-core Intel Celeron N4120 with the boost speed up to 2.60 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” features the 15W AMD Zen 2 Architecture 8-core AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you want to know more what's the difference between the 11.6″ Surface Laptop SE (2021) and the 15″ Surface Laptop 4 15” (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	The most affordable Surface Laptop - Starting at $249, the Surface Laptop SE helps students achieve the skills they need for their future with a laptop designed for Windows 11 SE and Microsoft 365 for Education. Easy to Repair - Surface Laptop SE has replaceable components including the keyboard, display, battery, and mainboard without special tools required. 11.6-inch HD Liquid Crystal Display Module. Up to Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120 (4C/4T, Up to 2.60 GHz, 4MB Cache) Up to 8GB DDR4 Memory. Available only in Glacier More Up to 16-hours of battery life Microsoft Precision touchpad Full-size keyboard	Better performance - It’s now 70% faster than Surface Laptop 3. 11th Gen Intel or AMD 4000 processors - The 13.5-inch model now available in both AMD and Intel processors. Longer Battery Life - Up to 17.5 hours on AMD Ryzen™ R7 models and 16.5 hours on Intel® Core™ i7 models. Dolby Atmos® Audio - Deliver rich, full-range, and accurate spatial sound from its stereo Omnisonic speakers.
What's missing	No backlit key. No touch screen. No Inking support. No IR camera for Windows Hello Facial Recognition. No Fingerprint reader. All plastic bodies instead of Aluminum. Using Intel UHD Graphics instead of Intel Iris Plus Graphics. Lowest Surface screen resolution (135 PPI).

Availability	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Released	2021
Release Info	Introduced on November 9, 2021	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	Starting at $249.99	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only

Surface Laptop SE Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,251.21 $1,599.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 12.4in Touchscreen Intel i5 4GB RAM 64GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $237.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, 5G Connectivity, Thin & Lightweight, Faster SQ3 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,181.46 $1,299.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition - 8GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Platinum By Microsoft $1,187.99 $1,499.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,599.98 $1,881.54 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" Touch Screen - AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive with Windows 11 (Latest Model) - Black By Microsoft $1,141.99 $1,499.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	11.6 Inches	15 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1366 x 768 (135 PPI) Liquid Crystal Display Module Aspect ratio: 16:9	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Exterior	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.17” x 7.6” x 0.70” (283.70 x 193.05 x 17.85 mm)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight	2.45 lbs. (1,112.4 g)	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Glacier	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Trackpad: Microsoft Precision Touchpad. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.	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 gesture.
Ports	Left Kensington lock slot Right 1 x USB-A 1 x USB-C 1 x DC-in Barrel type power connector. 1 x Headset jack Standard 3.5mm jack.	1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Processor	Intel® Celeron® Processor N4020 2 cores, 2 threads, 1.10 → 2.80 GHz, 4MB Cache, 6W Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 2.60 GHz, 4MB Cache, 6W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Celeron® Processor N4020 Intel® UHD Graphics 600 12 Execution Units, 200 → 650 MHz Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120 Intel® UHD Graphics 600 12 Execution Units, 200 → 700 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB eMMC	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (2x2): IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 LE technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	35Wh	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 16 hours of typical device usage	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.
Power Supply	45W Barrel type power adapter [email protected].	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
OS	Windows 11 SE	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft 365 for Education	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Camera	1MP Front facing camera With up to 720p 30fps video	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	2W Stereo Speakers Single digital microphone	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Inking	Not Support	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	1 x Hall-effect Sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box	Surface Laptop SE Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	Exterior Casing: All plastic bodies unpainted Physical buttons: Power button and Volume buttons on Keyboard Hinge: 135 degrees open angle	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Surface Laptop SE Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,251.21 $1,599.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 12.4in Touchscreen Intel i5 4GB RAM 64GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $237.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, 5G Connectivity, Thin & Lightweight, Faster SQ3 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 128GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,181.46 $1,299.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition - 8GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Platinum By Microsoft $1,187.99 $1,499.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,599.98 $1,881.54 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" Touch Screen - AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive with Windows 11 (Latest Model) - Black By Microsoft $1,141.99 $1,499.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon