Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 745
18%
GB6M 1,460
5%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
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 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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12"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
2
2
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 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
9 Series Y+
Data
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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2.40A 5V (12W)
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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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66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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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A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
Change Comparison