Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 Spec Comparison

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.

1. Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison
2. Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Processor Comparison
3. Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 – Graphics Comparison

1Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison

	Surface Laptop	Surface Pro 4
Starting Price	$999	$799
Software
Operating System	Windows 10 S Upradable to Windows 10 Pro for $50 Free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro until 2018	Windows 10 Pro
Office	Office 365 Personal 1-year subscription	Office 30-days trial
Display
Display Size	13.5 inches	12.3 inches
Display Resolution	2256 x 1504 (201 PPI), 3.4M Pixels	2736 x 1824 (267 PPI), 5M Pixels
Screen Technology	PixelSense™ display Aspect Ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multitouch Inking: Supports Surface Pen Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 100 percent sRGB color, individually calibrated	Touch: 10 point multitouch Inking: Supports Surface Pen Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
Internal Specs
CPU	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7660U	6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U
Graphics	i5: Intel® HD Graphics 620 i7: Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640	m3: HD Graphics 515 i5: Intel® HD Graphics 520 i7: Intel® Iris™ Graphics 540
Memory	4GB, 8GB, 16GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM	4GB, 8GB, 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L RAM
Storage	128GB, 256GB, or 512GB SSD 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage with 1-year subscription of Office 365	128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB SSD
Network	Wireless Wi-Fi: IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth low energy 4.0	802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Battery
Battery Size	45.2 Wh	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 14.5 hours of local video playback	Up to 9 hours of local video playback
Power Supply	44W power supply with USB charging port	24W power supply (Intel® Core™ m3) 44W power supply with USB charging port (Intel® Core™ i5 and Core™ i7)
Exterior
Dimensions	Back: 308.02mm x 223.2mm x 14.47mm Front: 308.02mm x 223.2mm x 9.93mm	11.50″ x 7.93″ x 0.33″ (292.10mm x 201.42mm x 8.45mm)
Weight	2.76 lbs (1.25 kg)	m3: 1.69lbs (766 grams) i5: 1.73lbs (786 grams) i7: 1.73lbs (786 grams)
Casing	Aluminum	Magnesium
Colors	Platinum, Graphite Gold, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	- Precision trackpad: 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. - Five-finger multitouch gesture - Full-size backlit keyboard with soft touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. - Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® for maximized typing comfort	Not Included.
Ports	Full-size USB 3.0 Mini DisplayPort Stereo headphones/microphone jack SurfaceConnect for magnetic power and docking	Full-size USB 3.0 microSD™ card reader Surface Connect™ Headset jack Mini DisplayPort Cover port
Camera & Audio
Camera	Windows Hello sign-in camera 720p HD video camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio	Stereo microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Stereo microphones Stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
Misc
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	TPM chip for enterprise security	TPM chip for enterprise security
Surface Dial	Off-screen interaction only	Off-screen interaction only
In the box	Surface Laptop Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 4 Surface Pen (Intel® Core™ i5 and Core™ i7) Power Supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents

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.

Surface Laptop
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
Surface Pro 4
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

Surface Laptop
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
Surface Pro 4
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