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Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Pro 5 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop SE and Surface Pro 5 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Pro 5

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 2017 Surface Pro 5 features the 4.5W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake dual-core Intel Core m3-7Y30 up to dual-core Intel Core i7-7660U with the boost speed up to 4.00 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 11.6″ Surface Laptop SE (2021) and the 12.3″ Surface Pro 5 (2017), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Pro 5: 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	New Design It now has clean lines and rounded edges. Better performance It’s now 2.5x times faster than Surface Pro 3. Better Battery It has 50% more battery life than Surface Pro 4 up to 13.5 hours. Better Inking It supports a new Surface Pen with 4,096 pressure sensitivity and tilt sensing. More Fanless on Core m3 and i5 models, new deeper 165-degree hinge, on-screen Surface Dial capability.
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 Pro 5
Released	2021	2017
Release Info	Introduced on November 9, 2021	Introduced: May 23, 2017 Pre-ordered: May 23, 2017 Released: June 15, 2017
Pricing	Starting at $249.99	Starting at 799$
Amazon Deals	$199.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier $132.89 Microsoft Surface Laptop SE, Celeron Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Monza Gray $184.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier	$228.53 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet PC, 12.3" Touchscreen (2736 X 1824) Tablet, Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6GHz-3.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, No Keyboard, Camera, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) $199.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 12.3" Tablet 256GB WiFi 2.6GHz, Platinum (Renewed) $193.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet, 12.3"(2736 x 1824) 2K Touchscreen, Core i5-7300, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, WiFi, BT, Win 11 Pro(Renewed)

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier By Microsoft $199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop SE, Celeron Processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Monza Gray By Microsoft $132.89	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier By Microsoft $184.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet PC, 12.3" Touchscreen (2736 X 1824) Tablet, Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6GHz-3.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, No Keyboard, Camera, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $228.53 $249.97 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 5 12.3" Tablet 256GB WiFi 2.6GHz, Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet, 12.3"(2736 x 1824) 2K Touchscreen, Core i5-7300, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, WiFi, BT, Win 11 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $193.00 $219.00 12% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Size	11.6 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1366 x 768 (135 PPI) Liquid Crystal Display Module Aspect ratio: 16:9	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 10nm Oleophobic Coating

Exterior	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.17” x 7.6” x 0.70” (283.70 x 193.05 x 17.85 mm)	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
Weight	2.45 lbs. (1,112.4 g)	Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (768 g) Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)
Colors	Glacier	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.	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a 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 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.00 → 2.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-7Y30 Intel® HD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB eMMC	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (2x2): IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 LE technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Size	35Wh	45 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 16 hours of typical device usage	Up to 13.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply	45W Barrel type power adapter [email protected].	44W power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 39W

Software	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
OS	Windows 11 SE	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
Built-in Apps	Microsoft 365 for Education	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Camera	1MP Front facing camera With up to 720p 30fps video	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	2W Stereo Speakers Single digital microphone	Dual microphones 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro 5
Inking	Not Support	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	1 x Hall-effect Sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
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
In the box	Surface Laptop SE Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro (5th Gen) Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Exterior Casing: All plastic bodies unpainted Physical buttons: Power button and Volume buttons on Keyboard Hinge: 135 degrees open angle	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power