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Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Laptop 4 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 7 Plus and Surface Laptop 4 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”

The 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus features the 28W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake UP3 dual-core Intel Core i3-1115G4 up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with the boost speed up to 4.70 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” features the 15W AMD Zen 2 Architecture 8-core AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 12.3″ Surface Pro 7 Plus (2021) and the 15″ Surface Laptop 4 15” (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	LTE Advanced Option The Surface Pro 7+ comes with optional LTE Advanced for a secure connection and uninterrupted fast internet connectivity when you're on the go. Removable SSD For better data security and privacy, now the Surface Pro 7+ feature a removable SSD. Better performance It’s now 2.1x times faster than Surface Pro 7 and 3.5x times faster than Surface Pro (5th Gen). Bigger Battery By implementing a thinner display stack just like the Surface Pro X, the Surface Pro 7 can pack a bigger battery to offer a better battery life with up to 15 hours of typical device usage. Better specs 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe G4-G7 graphics, up to 32GB of 4267 MHz LPDDR4x memory, WiFi-6, and Bluetooth 5. More Faster 10Gbps full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 port and Dolby Atmos®.	Better performance - It’s now 70% faster than Surface Laptop 3. 11th Gen Intel or AMD 4000 processors - The 13.5-inch model now available in both AMD and Intel processors. Longer Battery Life - Up to 17.5 hours on AMD Ryzen™ R7 models and 16.5 hours on Intel® Core™ i7 models. Dolby Atmos® Audio - Deliver rich, full-range, and accurate spatial sound from its stereo Omnisonic speakers.
What's missing	Optional MicroSDXC card slot MicroSD card slot available on Surface Pro 7+ with Wi-Fi only models and not available on Surface Pro 7+ with LTE Advanced models.

Availability	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Released	2021
Release Info	Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	Starting at 899$	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
Amazon Deals	$538.80 Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $289.06 Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet 12.3-Inch Touch Intel i5-1135G7 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) $440.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i5 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed)	$1,329.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black $349.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256B SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $585.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-32GB - 1TB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed)

Surface Pro 7 Plus Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $538.80	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet 12.3-Inch Touch Intel i5-1135G7 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $289.06	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i5 16GB RAM 256GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $440.00	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Intel Core Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,329.99 $1,449.99 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256B SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.99 $409.99 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-32GB - 1TB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $585.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	12.3 Inches	15 Inches
Info	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	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (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

Exterior	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	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)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight	Intel Core i3, i5 (Wi-Fi): 1.70 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i5 (LTE): 1.75 lbs (796 g) Intel Core i7 (Wi-Fi): 1.73 lbs (784 g)	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Matte Black Platinum	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports	1 x Full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 Supports data transfers up to 10Gbps 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfers up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSDXC™ card readerb Not available on Surface Pro 7+ with LTE. 1 x Nano SIM (LTE) slot Available on Surface Pro 7+ with LTE only.	1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD (rSSD).	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
	LTE Advanced with removable SIM and eSIM support Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE Modem LTE bands supported: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14, 19, 20,25, 26,28 29,30,38,39,40,41,66

Battery	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
OS	Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
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	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box	Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty Microsoft Store Promise for Surface: 60-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support Free virtual workshops and training Surface price promise	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More		Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only