HP Pavilion Aero 13 (Early 2022) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 (Early 2021)

HP Pavilion Aero 13 (Early 2022) $550
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 (Early 2021) $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$550
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
Ryzen 5 5625U
CPU
Ryzen 5 4680U
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Ryzen 5 5625U
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 4680U
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,590
39%
GB6M 5,700
21%
GB6S 1,340
33%
GB6M 4,800
18%
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
448 Shaders
1800MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon Vega 7 1500MHz
448 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 12 FPS
10%
FP32 1.61 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 10 FPS
8%
FP32 1.34 TFLOPS
3%
8GB
DDR4-3200
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
-
-
13.3"
LCD IPS
-
13.5"
LCD IPS
-
400 Nits
-
400 Nits
-
60Hz
-
60Hz
-
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
170 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
-
1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
-
1,400:1 Contrast
-
-
Touch
Capacitive
720p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
720p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Video
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x HDMI 2.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
Power
Surface Connect
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
External
External
45W
12.00V
3.00A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
2.00A 5V (10W)
-
-
3.00A 15V (45W)
-
-
-
-
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
USB-C
-
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
-
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
43.3Wh
3749mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
Up to 9 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium
-
-
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
1x Fans
-
-
Cooler
1x Fans
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
5.0mm
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
297.7 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
209 mm (8.2 in)
Volume
1.06 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
998 g (35.2 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.31 kg (2.9 lb)
-
-
Weight
1.288 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.58 kg (3.5 lb)
-
-
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storage Slots
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x M.2 2230 PCIe 3.0 x4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Change Comparison