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Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 7 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Studio 2 and Surface Laptop 7 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 7 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 2024 Surface Laptop 7 15” features the Snapdragon X-Series 10-core Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) up to 12-core Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) with the boost speed up to 3.80 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 7 15” (2024), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 7 15”: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio 2 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Laptop 7 15” See at Amazon
Key Features
What's missing		No pen input

Availability	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
Released	2018	2024
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018	Introduced: May 20, 2024 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2024 Released: June 18, 2024
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070	Windows 11 Home Snapdragon® X Elite $1,299.99 16GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 512GB $1,699.99 16GB 1TB $2,099.99 32GB 1TB $2,499.99 64GB 1TB
Amazon Deals	$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 $2,199.00 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 $3,799.00 GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB	$1,499.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Black $1,189.00 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 15in Snapdragon X-Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Black (Renewed) Check on Amazon Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business (2025) Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, 15" Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Black

Surface Studio 2 7820HQ Price
	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 $2,199.00	See at Amazon
	GizPro Surface Laptop Studio 2-14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot 8 in 1 HUB By GizPro $3,799.00	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 7 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 15" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Elite (12 core), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage, Black By Microsoft $1,499.00 $2,199.99 32% OFF	See at Amazon
	2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition, Copilot+ PC, 15in Snapdragon X-Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 11H Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,189.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business (2025) Windows 11 Pro Copilot+ PC, 15" Intel Core Ultra 7 (Series 2), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage, Black By Microsoft Check on Amazon	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 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	15” PixelSense Flow™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 120Hz [new] Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1400:1 [new] Touch: 10-point multi-touch Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive color Adaptive contrast Auto color management

Exterior	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 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)	12.96” x 9.41” x 0.72” (329mm x 239m x 18.29mm)
Weight	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	3.67 lbs (1.66 kg)
Colors	Platinum	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. Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Keyboard backlight Copilot key Trackpad: Precision Haptic touchpad [new] Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
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	2 x USB-C Supports USB 4 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 Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x MicroSDXC card slot

Internal Specs	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10 cores, 10 threads, → 3.40 GHz, 42MB Cache, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12 cores, 12 threads, → 3.80 GHz, 42MB Cache,
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS, Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Adreno™ GPU 3.8 TFLOPS,
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	16GB 32GB 64GB 8448 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM
Storage	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 7: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be compatible. [new]
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.4 technology [new]
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
Size		66 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 64 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life		Up to 22 hours of local video playback Up to 15 hours of active web usage
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	65W power supply

Software	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 11 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Microsoft Defender App Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial accessible through Xbox Cloud Gaming

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 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) 1080p Full HD front-facing Surface Studio camera Windows Studio Effects with automatic framing, creative filters (illustrated, animated, watercolor), eye contact, eye contact: teleprompter, portrait blur, and portrait light [new]
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio

Misc	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 7 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage	Not supported
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	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton TPM 2.0 Windows 11 Secured-core PC Windows Hello face authentication with Enhanced Sign-in security Microsoft Defender – for enhanced identity and privacy protection
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 7 15” 65W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.