Microsoft Surface Laptop is a new PC device in the Microsoft Surface family. It has a stylish clamshell design without the detachable keyboard which is different from its cousins, the Surface Pro 4 tablet and Surface Book. It is a real laptop with better typing experience than Surface Pro 4 and thinner than the 2-in-1 Surface Book.
In term of performance, the Surface Laptop doesn’t have dGPU options as Surface Book. However, as compared to Surface Pro 4, it comes with a similar configuration except for the new Intel Kaby Lake chip comes with Surface Laptop. Here is the quick specs comparison between Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4.
- Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison
- Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Processor Comparison
- Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 – Graphics Comparison
1Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison
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Availability | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
Released | 2017 | 2015 |
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Pricing | Platinum
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i5 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft
$964.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft
$498.80 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$523.00 |
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Surface Pro 4 Price | ||
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Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft
$279.00 $325.00 14% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$249.00 $296.49 16% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (512 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7e) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$499.00 |
Display | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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Dimensions | 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm)
Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm)
Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm)
Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
| 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm)
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Colors | Graphite Gold Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue | Silver |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage |
| 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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Bluetooth |
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Battery | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
Size | 45.2 Wh | 38.2 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 9 hours of video playback |
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Software | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
OS | Windows 10 S | Windows 10 Pro |
Built-in Apps | 1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure | Supports Surface Pen
1024 levels of pressure
magnetic storage
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Security |
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Warranty |
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More | Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only |
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Surface Laptop Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i5 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft
$964.99 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft
$498.80 |
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft
$523.00 |
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Surface Pro 4 Price | ||
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Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft
$279.00 $325.00 14% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft
$249.00 $296.49 16% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (512 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7e) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$499.00 |
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2Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Processor Comparison
Surface Laptop comes with only 2 processor configurations, the Intel Core i5-7200U, and Intel Core i7-7660U. While Surface Pro 4 comes with 3 processor configurations starting from Intel Core m3-6Y30 for a better starting price point. In overall, new processors available in Surface Laptop has a better clock speed than Surface Pro 4. Especially the Intel Core i7-7660U has a max turbo frequency up to 4.00 GHz.
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Processor | Intel Core i5-7200U | Intel Core i7-7660U | |
Base Frequency | 2.50 GHz | 2.50 GHz | |
Max Turbo Frequency | 3.10 GHz | 4.00 GHz | |
TDP | 15 watt | ||
Level 1 Cache | 128 KB | ||
Level 2 Cache | 512 KB | ||
Level 3 Cache | 3 MB SmartCache | 4 MB | |
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Processor | Intel Core m3-6Y30 | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel Core i7-6650U |
Base Frequency | 0.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Max Turbo Frequency | 2.2 GHz | 3.0 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
TDP | 4.5 watt | 15 watt | |
Level 1 Cache | 128 KB | ||
Level 2 Cache | 512 KB | ||
Level 3 Cache | 4 MB | 3 MB | 4 MB |
3Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 – Graphics Comparison
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Graphics | Intel HD Graphic 620 | Intel Iris™ Plus Graphics 640 | |
Graphics Frequency | 300 – 1000 MHz | 300 – 1100 MHz | |
Graphics Max Memory | 32 GB | ||
Graphics 4K Support | Yes, at 60Hz | ||
Graphics DirectX | 12 | ||
Graphics OpenGL | 4.4 | ||
# Display Supported | 3 | ||
eDRAM | 64MB | ||
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Graphics | Intel HD Graphic 515 | Intel HD Graphic 520 | Intel Iris Graphics 540 |
Graphics Frequency | 300 – 850 MHz | 300 – 1000 MHz | 300 – 1050 MHz |
Graphics Max Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | |
Graphics 4K Support | Yes, at 60Hz | 15 watt | |
Graphics DirectX | 12 | ||
# Display Supported | 3 | ||
Graphics OpenGL | 4.4 | ||
eDRAM | 64MB |
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