Surface Laptop vs. Surface Laptop 2 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop and Surface Laptop 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

The 2017 Surface Laptop 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. While the 2018 Surface Laptop 2 features the 15W 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R quad-core Intel Core i5-8250U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with the boost speed up to 4.20 GHz.
If you want to know more what's the difference between the 13.5″ Surface Laptop (2017) and the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 2 (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Laptop vs. Surface Laptop 2: Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
Released | 2017 | 2018 |
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Pricing | Platinum
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i5 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft
$871.84 $999.00 13% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5/'' Touchscreen AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 128GB Windows 11 H, 13-13.99 inches By Microsoft
$399.99 $419.00 5% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.5" Touchscreen Display, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, 5Q8-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$418.99 $999.99 58% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$281.00 $329.00 15% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Touchscreen Intel i5-8250U 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$269.00 $339.00 21% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$413.85 $444.89 7% OFF |
Display | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Dimensions | 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm)
Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm)
Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm)
Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
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Colors | Graphite Gold Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue | Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage |
| 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Soldered BGA PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Battery | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
Size | 45.2 Wh | |
Battery Life | Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage | |
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Software | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
OS | Windows 10 S |
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Built-in Apps | 1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop | Surface Laptop 2 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure | Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
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More | Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i5 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft
$871.84 $999.00 13% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5/'' Touchscreen AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 128GB Windows 11 H, 13-13.99 inches By Microsoft
$399.99 $419.00 5% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.5" Touchscreen Display, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, 5Q8-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$418.99 $999.99 58% OFF |
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Surface Laptop 2 Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$281.00 $329.00 15% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Touchscreen Intel i5-8250U 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$269.00 $339.00 21% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$413.85 $444.89 7% OFF |
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