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Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Studio 2 and Surface Laptop 4 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”

The 2018 Surface Studio 2 features the 45W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-7820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.90 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 28″ Surface Studio 2 (2018) 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 Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		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.

Availability	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Released	2018	2021
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070	$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	$2,888.80 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Tablet 2-in-1 Laptop 120 Hz Intel Core i7-13800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Platinum $2,899.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum $1,469.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard	$419.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $869.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-32GB - 1TB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $449.90 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256B SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed)

Surface Studio 2 7820HQ Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Tablet 2-in-1 Laptop 120 Hz Intel Core i7-13800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Platinum By Microsoft $2,888.80	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,899.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard By Microsoft $1,469.00	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Intel Core Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $419.99 $1,399.99 70% 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 $869.00	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 $449.90	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	28 Inches	15 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge	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 Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Platinum	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	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	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	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 Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W	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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Memory	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
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
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size		45.8 Wh
Battery Life		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	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
OS	Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Studio 2	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
Security	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio	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 Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only