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Trying to decide which Surface computer is right for you? Select up to three (3) models below to compare features, tech specs, and recommended use. Take a closer look at processors, battery life, graphics, screen size, resolution, weight, RAM, cameras, and more.

Compare Surface computers

Trying to decide which Surface computer is right for you? Select two (2) models below to compare features, tech specs, and recommended use.

Compare Surface computers

Every Surface computer includes a touchscreen with 3:2 aspect ratio for fast, intuitive navigation. No matter which Surface you're comparing, stay connected anywhere with extra-long battery life2, and the protection, privacy and peace of mind from Windows 11.

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The Surface family of devices in a variety of form factors and colors with the Windows bloom on screen.

Surface computers all run Microsoft 365**


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  • Features and app availability may vary by region.
  • [*] The Windows 11 upgrade will be delivered to qualifying devices late 2021 into 2022. Timing varies by device. Certain features require specific hardware (see aka.ms/windows11-spec).
  • [**] Type Cover, Surface Dial, Microsoft Office, and some software and accessories sold separately. Surface Pen sold separately for Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, Surface Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Laptop 4 and Surface Laptop Go 2.
  • [1] System software and updates use significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. 1 TB = 1,000 GB. See Surface.com/Storage for more details.
  • [2] Surface Battery life

    Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details.

    Surface Laptop Studio 2:
    Up to 19.0 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, 512GB, 16GB RAM - Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, 512GB, 16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors. 

    Up to 18.0 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 512GB, 16GB RAM. Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 512GB, 16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

    Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 2TB, 64GB RAM. Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13800H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 2TB, 64GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

    Surface Laptop Go 3:
    Testing conducted by Microsoft in April-May 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel® Core™ i5-1235U processor, 256GB, 8/16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621.1413 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

    Surface Pro 9:
    Up to 15.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction Intel®12th Gen Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Pro 9 with 5G:
    Up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction SQ® 3, 128/256/512GB, 8/16GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop 5 13.5”:
    Up to 18 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 13.5”: Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop 5 15”:
    Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 15”: Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop Studio:
    Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details. Surface Laptop Studio 14.4” 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 256GB SSD, 16 GB RAM, up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details. Surface Laptop Studio 14.4” 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti laptop GPU, up to 18 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Go 3:
    Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See Surface Battery Performance for details.

    Surface Laptop 4 13.5”:
    Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5 512GB, 8 GB RAM: Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 512GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop 4 13.5” AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface ® Edition processor 8 GB RAM: Up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 13.5” AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.

    Surface Laptop 4 15”:
    Surface Laptop 4 15” Intel® Core™ i7 512GB, 16 GB RAM: Up to 16.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 512GB, 16 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop 4 15” AMD Ryzen™ 7 Microsoft Surface ® Edition processor 8 GB RAM: Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 15” AMD Ryzen™ 7 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.

    Surface Laptop Go 2 battery life:
    Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details.
  • [6] Device comes with Windows 10 and a free Windows 11 upgrade or may be preloaded with Windows 11. Upgrade timing may vary by device. Features and app availability may vary by region. Certain features require specific hardware (see Windows 11 Specifications).
  • [7] Colors available on selected models only. Available colors, sizes, finishes, and processors may vary by store, market, and configuration.
  • [8] Surface Laptop Go 2 display has rounded corners within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape the screen is 12.45” diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
  • [9] 4G

    Surface Go 3: LTE functionality available on select configurations only. Service availability and performance subject to service provider’s network. Contact your service provider for details, compatibility, pricing, SIM card, and activation. See all specs and frequencies at Surface.com.
  • [10] Weight not including Type Cover.
  • [12] For covered defects and/or accidental damage, maximum of two (2) claims. Each claim is subject to a $49 deductible.
  • [13] Xbox Wireless controller support available in select global markets.
  • [14] Surface Pro 9 (SQ3/5G) comes with Windows 11 Home on ARM. At this time, Surface Pro 9 (SQ3/5G) with Windows 11 Home on ARM will not install some games and CAD software, and some third-party drivers or anti-virus software. Certain features require specific hardware (see aka.ms/windows11-spec). Find out more in the FAQ.
  • [15] The Windows 11 upgrade will be delivered to qualifying devices late 2021 into 2022. Timing varies by device. Certain features require specific hardware (see https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-11-specifications).
  • [17] For more information on processor, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-pro-7/8n17j0m5zzqs?activetab=processor.
  • [18] This device does not contain user serviceable parts. Hard drive is only removable by an authorized technician following Microsoft provided instructions.
  • [19] Activation required for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Game Pass ultimate 30 day trial accessible through Xbox.com/Play.
  • [20] Microsoft’s Limited Warranty is in addition to your consumer law rights.
  • [21] Requires Dolby Atmos® encoded content and audio.
  • [22] Surface Laptop 4 for consumers comes with Windows 10 Home to bring you the powerful Windows features you use most at an exceptional value. If you need additional enterprise management and security tools for the workplace, you can switch to Windows 10 Pro or purchase Surface Laptop 4 for Business.
  • [23] Xbox ultimate one month trial accessible through Xbox.com/Play. Use your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate One month trial to play games on Xbox One and Xbox Series Consoles, and stream select games where available to Surface Go 3 through Xbox.com/Play and other supported devices.
  • [24] Subscription required (sold separately).
  • [25] Requires Dolby Vision® encoded content and video.
  • [26] Screen size measured diagonally. Actual viewing area is less.
    Surface Laptop Studio  display has rounded corners within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape the screen is 14.36” diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
  • [28] Activation required. After your 30-day free trial, Microsoft 365 Family is $99.99 per year. Credit card required. Cancel anytime to stop future charges. You are asked to provide credit card information to help ensure that you do not experience any interruptions with your service once your trial ends. Your credit card will not be billed until the end of the trial period. You can cancel any time during the trial period by clicking Turn off recurring billing in My Account.
  • [30] Type Cover, Surface Dial, Surface Pen, Microsoft Office and some software sold separately.
  • [31] Activation required for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
  • [32] Compatible with the Surface Pro Type Cover and Surface Pro Signature Type Cover only (sold separately).
  • [34] Activation required for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Game Pass ultimate one month trial accessible through Xbox.com/Play. You can use it to play games on Xbox One and Xbox Series Consoles, and stream select games where available to Surface Laptop Go 2 through Xbox.com/Play and other supported devices.
  • [36] 5G not available in all areas, mmWave in US only. Supports Sub-6 GHz. 5G not available in all areas; compatibility and performance depend on carrier network, plan and other factors. See carrier for details and pricing.
  • [37] Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 can be experienced on some applications on Surface Pro 9 running Windows 11. Surface Slim Pen 2 sold separately.
  • [39] Requires Dolby Vision® and Dolby Vision IQ™ encoded content and video.
  • [40] Voice Clarity requires Windows 11 and is available in apps which use integrated device microphones and use certain Windows audio processing modes.
  • [41] Activation required for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Game Pass ultimate one month trial accessible through Xbox Play. You can use it to play games on Xbox One and Xbox Series Consoles, and stream select games where available to Surface Laptop Go 3 through Xbox Play and other supported devices. Not currently available in China. 
  • [42] Surface Laptop Studio 2 display has rounded corners within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape the screen is 14.36” diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
  • [43] Activation required for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Xbox Game Pass ultimate one month trial accessible through Xbox Play. You can use it to play games on Xbox One and Xbox Series Consoles, and stream select games where available to Surface Laptop Studio 2 through Xbox Play and other supported devices. Not currently available in China. 
  • [44] Might vary depending on manufacturing processes.
  • [45] Validated 30% post-consumer recycled plastics based on Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recycled Content, UL ECVP 2809-2. First Edition, Dated April 06, 2023.
  • [46] Windows Studio Effects (background blur, eye contact, voice focus, and automatic framing) are hardware dependent and require a qualified Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

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