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Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Pro X - Detailed Specs Comparison

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

BY Evan Forrest October 23, 2020

The 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus features the 15W 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 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 12.3″ Surface Pro 7 Plus (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 Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Pro X: 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 usages. Better specs 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe G4-G7 graphics, up to 32GB of 3733 MHz LPDDR4x memory, WiFi-6, and Bluetooth 5. More Faster 10Gbps full-size USB 3.2 Gen 2 port and Dolby Atmos®.	New Pro Design It's the thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin, 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 partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm It's not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features >Removable SSD storage>Fast Charging>Daul far-field studio mics>2 x USB-C ports>2W stereo speakers>4K rear camera
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.	No MicroSD card readerNo 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 Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
Released	2021	2019
Release Info	Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019
Pricing	Starting at 899$	Starting at 999$

Surface Pro 7 Plus Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory – 1TB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,699.99	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Bundle: 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G4, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum with Black Type Cover and Surface Pen, 12.3" Touch-Screen Pixelsense Display By Microsoft $1,022.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (VDV-00001) By Microsoft $690.00 Was: $899.00	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 $1,099.00 Was: $1,299.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) By Microsoft $1,597.55 Was: $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	NEW Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – Microsoft SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $849.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
Size	12.3 Inches	13 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: 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 Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
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)	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	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)	1.70 lbs (774 g)
Colors	Matte BlackPlatinum	Matte Black
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.	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	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.	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 Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
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	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB Removable SSD.	128 GB256 GB512 GB Removable PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
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	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 Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
Size	50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
OS	Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
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 Pro X
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). 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video. 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Pro 7 Plus	Surface Pro X
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 Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business 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	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	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

Surface Pro 7 Plus Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory – 1TB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,699.99	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Bundle: 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G4, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum with Black Type Cover and Surface Pen, 12.3" Touch-Screen Pixelsense Display By Microsoft $1,022.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (VDV-00001) By Microsoft $690.00 Was: $899.00	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 $1,099.00 Was: $1,299.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) By Microsoft $1,597.55 Was: $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	NEW Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – Microsoft SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $849.00	See at Amazon

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Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Pro X - Detailed Specs Comparison

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