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

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

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Pro X vs. Surface Pro 7 Plus

The 2019 Surface Pro X features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ1 with a clock speed of 3.00 GHz. While 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.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 13″ Surface Pro X (2019) and the 12.3″ Surface Pro 7 Plus (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Pro X vs. Surface Pro 7 Plus: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	New Pro Design - The thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin with a larger 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 in partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm - Not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features Removable SSD storage Supports fast charging Dual far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera	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®.
What's missing	No MicroSD card reader No Headset jack Can't emulate native 64-bit applications Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.	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 X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Released	2019	2021
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019	Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing	Starting at 999$	Starting at 899$
Amazon Deals	$359.95 Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) $519.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) $999.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black	$398.96 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) $578.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $309.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ 12.3" Core i5 2.4GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD 1S2-00001 (Etch) with Keyboard Type Cover

Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ1 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $359.95 $408.99 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $519.99 $999.99 48% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black By Microsoft $999.99	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 7 Plus Price
	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 $398.96	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus Tablet 2-in-1 Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 12.3 Inch Touchscreen Platinum Silver Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $578.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ 12.3" Core i5 2.4GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD 1S2-00001 (Etch) with Keyboard Type Cover By Microsoft $309.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Pro X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size	13 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	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	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 X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size Comparison
Dimensions	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)	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	1.70 lbs (774 g)	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)
Colors	Matte Black	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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen	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 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	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.

Internal Specs	Surface Pro X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Processor	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W	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
Integrated Graphics	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,	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
Memory	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD (rSSD).

Connectivity	Surface Pro X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
	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	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 X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size	38.2 Wh	50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 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)

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

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Camera	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.	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 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Pro X	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Inking	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 Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	Firmware TPM 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
In the box	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	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	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