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Surface Pro 11 vs. Surface Pro 7 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 11 and Surface Pro 7 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 31, 2024

Surface Pro 11 vs. Surface Pro 7

The 2024 Surface Pro 11 features the Snapdragon X-Series 10-core Snapdragon X Plus up to 12-core Snapdragon X Elite with the boost speed up to 3.80 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″ Surface Pro 11 (2024) 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 Pro 11 vs. Surface Pro 7: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Better performance—It's 90% faster than Surface Pro 9.	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 Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Released	2024	2019
Release Info	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing	Windows 11 Home Wi-Fi only Snapdragon® X Plus with LCD $999.99 16GB 256GB $1,199.99 16GB 512GB Snapdragon® X Elite with OLED $1,499.99 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 16GB 1TB $2,099.99 32GB 1TB	Starting at 749$

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire By Microsoft $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024) Windows 11 Copilot+PC 13” OLED Touchscreen - Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) – 16GB RAM – 256 GB Storage – Black + Surface Pro Keyboard with Pen Storage By Microsoft $1,579.94	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-core (10 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Platinum By Microsoft $1,049.01	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 7 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $408.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD – Platinum By Microsoft $552.85 $1,499.00 63% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 256GB i7 16GB RAM Windows 10 Pro (Wi-Fi, 1.3GHz Quad-Core i7 up to 3.9GHz, 12.3 Inch Touchscreen) Matte Black PVT-00015 (Renewed) By Microsoft $639.95	See at Amazon

Display

Surface Pro 11

Surface Pro 7

Size

13 Inches

12.3 Inches

Info

Surface Pro with LCD

13” PixelSense™ Flow Display
Resolution: 2880 x 1920
5.53M Pixels.
Density: 267 PPI
Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1200:1
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Surface Pro with OLED

13” PixelSense™ Flow Display
Resolution: 2880 x 1920
5.53M Pixels.
Density: 267 PPI
Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio: 1M:1 [new]
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5
Adaptive Color
Adaptive contrast
Auto Color Management supported
Dolby Vision IQ™ support

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 Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 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	1.97 lb (895 g)	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	Sapphire Dune Black Platinum	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Not included. Compatible with: Surface Pro Flex Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard with pen storage Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro Keyboard Surface Pro X Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard	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	2 x USB-C Supports USB 4.0 It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 2.1 with supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect It supports fast charging with a 65W or higher power supply. Supports Surface Dock and Surface Dock 2. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port	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 Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Processor	Snapdragon X Plus 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,	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	Snapdragon X Plus Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,	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	16GB 32GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM	4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. [new]	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	Surface Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Size	Surface Pro with LCD 48 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 47 Wh Minimum battery capacity. Surface Pro with OLED 53 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 51 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	43.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 14 hours of local video playback Up to 10 hours of active web usage	Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	39W Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
OS	Windows 11 Home	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Microsoft Defender App Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1440p front-facing camera with an ultrawide field of view [new] Supports Windows Studio Effects with: automatic framing eye contact and background blur 10.5 MP rear-facing autofocus camera with Ultra HD and 4K video [new]	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 far-field Studio Mics with voice focus 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth LE Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Pro 11	Surface Pro 7
Inking	Designed for Surface Slim Pen for Business Integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Keyboard with Pen Storage for Business Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient color sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC NFC authentication [new]	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Pro 11 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM card access tool	Surface Pro 7 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement