Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) $999
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2020) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-8250U
CPU
Core i5-8257U
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256×1504 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8257U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-8250U vs Core i5-8257U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
11 FPS 1080p
9%
806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
UHD 620 1100MHz vs Iris Plus 645 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
63ms GtG
Response Time
48ms GtG
Flicker
22000Hz
Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
2256×1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 7.2 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.12 Gamma
6510K
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
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Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
65 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Touch Bar
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
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3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
300 Series U+
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
61W
20.30V
3.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 20V (60W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58.2Wh
5101mAh
11.41V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
1.01 L
Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 lb)
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Weight
1.4 kg (3.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.59 kg (3.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2289
EMC 3456
MacBookPro16,3
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