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Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 7 - Detailed Specs Comparison

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 7

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 2019 Surface Pro 7 features the 15W 10th Genenration Intel Ice Lake dual-core Intel Core i3-1005G1 up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 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 13.5″ Surface Laptop (2017) and the 12.3″ Surface Pro 7 (2019), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 7: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		Better performance It’s now 2.3x times faster than Surface Pro 6. Now with USB-C It allows you to charge, transfer data, and output up to two 4K@60Hz displays. Better specs 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors, Intel Iris Plus G1-G7 graphics, 3733 MHz LPDDR4x, WiFi-6, Bluetooth 5. More Fast Charging and Dual far-field studio mics
What's missing		MiniDisplay port replaced with USB-C port

Availability	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Released	2017	2019
Release Info	Introduced: May 2, 2017 Pre-ordered: May 2, 2017 Released: June 15, 2017	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing	Platinum $799 - M3 \| 4GB \| 128GB $999 - i5 \| 4GB \| 128GB $1,299 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB Graphite Gold Burgundy Cobalt Blue $1,599 - i7 \| 8GB \| 256GB $2,199 - i7 \| 16GB \| 512GB $2,699 - i7 \| 16GB \| 1TB	Starting at 749$
Amazon Deals	$1,176.30 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum $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 $507.80 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matt Black (Renewed) (Platinum)	$473.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Matte Black Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $282.14 Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) $367.57 Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet, 12.3in(2736 x 1824) Touchscreen, Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, CAM, Windows 11 Pro(Renewed)

Surface Laptop Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Platinum By Microsoft $1,176.30 $1,599.99 26% OFF	See at Amazon
	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
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matt Black (Renewed) (Platinum) By Microsoft $507.80 $535.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 7 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Matte Black Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $473.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $282.14 $768.98 63% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet, 12.3in(2736 x 1824) Touchscreen, Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, CAM, Windows 11 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $367.57 $409.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Size	13.5 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels) Display Density: 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	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 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Exterior	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Size Comparison
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)	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	Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)	Intel Core i3: 1.70 lbs (775 g) Intel Core i5: 1.70 lbs (776 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (790 g)
Colors	Graphite Gold Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	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	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Processor	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB SSD 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage with 1-year subscription of Office 365	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: 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 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Size	45.2 Wh	43.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	44W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect output: 39W	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
OS	Windows 10 S	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	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	Dual microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 7
Inking	Supports Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Laptop Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 7 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	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only