Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13 (Mid 2024) vs MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13 (Mid 2024) $1,000
MacBook Air 13 (Early 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Core i3-1000NG4
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.8" LCD IPS 2304x1536 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Core i3-1000NG4
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 1,265
31%
GB6M 2,255
8%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Plus 48EU 900MHz
384 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
1080p 9 FPS
8%
FP32 0.69 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.8"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2304x1536
3.5 Million Pixels
201 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
495 Series Y+
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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Surface Connect
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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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54Wh
7124mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 20 Hours
Up to 12 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
9.0mm
Height
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
301 mm (11.9 in)
Depth
220 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.16 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.34 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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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A2179
EMC 3302
MacBookAir9,1
Change Comparison