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

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Pro X

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 2019 Surface Pro X features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ1 with a clock speed of 3.00 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 13″ Surface Pro X (2019), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop SE vs. Surface Pro X: 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 Pro Design - The thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin with a larger 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense display. Always Connected - Surface Pro X comes with blazing-fast LTE connectivity as standard. Microsoft SQ1 - Custom-made by Microsoft in partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm - Not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features Removable SSD storage Supports fast charging Dual far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera
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).	No MicroSD card reader No Headset jack Can't emulate native 64-bit applications Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.

Availability	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
Released	2021	2019
Release Info	Introduced on November 9, 2021	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019
Pricing	Starting at $249.99	Starting at 999$

Surface Laptop SE Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier By Microsoft $258.74 $272.72 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Glacier (Renewed) By Microsoft $209.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $399.90	See at Amazon
Surface Pro X Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black By Microsoft $849.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black, (Model: QFM-00001) By Microsoft $999.99 $1,199.99 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - Microsoft SQ® 1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $938.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
Size	11.6 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1366 x 768 (135 PPI) Liquid Crystal Display Module Aspect ratio: 16:9	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating

Exterior	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.17” x 7.6” x 0.70” (283.70 x 193.05 x 17.85 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)
Weight	2.45 lbs. (1,112.4 g)	1.70 lbs (774 g)
Colors	Glacier	Matte Black
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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
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.	2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Nano SIM 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
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	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
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	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,
Memory	4GB 8GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Memory	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	64GB 128GB eMMC	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
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
		Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 Assisted GPS and GLONASS support

Battery	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
Size	35Wh	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 16 hours of typical device usage	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage
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 Pro X
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 Pro X
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. 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video.
Audio	2W Stereo Speakers Single digital microphone	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop SE	Surface Pro X
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 Magnetometer
Security	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security	Firmware TPM 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 X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	30-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support 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