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

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

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Studio vs. Surface Pro 7 Plus

The 2016 Surface Studio features the 45W 6th Generation Intel Skylake quad-core Intel Core i5-6440HQ up to quad-core Intel Core i7-6820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.60 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 28″ Surface Studio (2016) 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 Studio vs. Surface Pro 7 Plus: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Pro 7 Plus See at Amazon
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®.
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 Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Released	2016	2021
Release Info	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016	Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i5 $2,999 - 8GB \| 1TB (64GB SSD) \| GTX 965M Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB \| 1TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 965M $4,199 - 32GB \| 2TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 980M	Starting at 899$
Amazon Deals	$2,649.99 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 $949.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum $2,199.00 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	$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) $309.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ 12.3" Core i5 2.4GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD 1S2-00001 (Etch) with Keyboard Type Cover $579.99 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)

Surface Studio AIO 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 $2,649.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $949.99	See at Amazon
	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 $2,199.00	See at Amazon
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+ 12.3" Core i5 2.4GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD 1S2-00001 (Etch) with Keyboard Type Cover By Microsoft $309.00	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 $579.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size	28 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio typical: 1100:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)	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 Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
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)	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	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	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	Silver	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	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	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	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 Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W	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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz	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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 944 MHz + Boost, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980m Maxwell Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1038 MHz + Boost, 1536 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD (rSSD).

Connectivity	Surface Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
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	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 Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size		50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery
Battery Life		Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage
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	Surface Pro 7 Plus
OS	Windows 10 Pro	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 Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
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) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
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 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Studio	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure 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	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
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
In the box	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents	Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware 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
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.