Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) vs HP Envy 15 (Early 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249

HP Envy 15 (Early 2021) $1,550

Base Price (MSRP) $249	Base Price (MSRP) $1,550
CPU Celeron N4020	CPU Core i7-11800H
GPU UHD 600 650MHz	GPU UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory 4GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 64GB	Storage 512GB
Display 11.6" LCD 1366×768	Display 15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


Celeron N4020 2 Cores 2 Threads 1.1GHz Clock	Core i7-11800H 8 Cores 16 Threads 2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 375 9% GB6M 545 2%	GB6S 1,900 47% GB6M 7,820 29%

Celeron N4020 vs Core i7-11800H Full Specs Comparison

GPU


UHD 600 650MHz 96 Shaders 650MHz Shared Memory	UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12 256 Shaders 1450MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% 125 GFLOPS FP32 0%	N/A 0% 742 GFLOPS FP32 1%

UHD 600 650MHz vs UHD 32EU 1450MHz Gen 12 Full Specs Comparison

Memory


4GB LPDDR4-2400	8GB DDR4-3200
8 Tabs 2%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


64GB Soldered MMC Up to 250MB/s	512GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.5GB/s
58 min 4K Video 1%	954 min 4K Video 24%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


11.6" LCD - -	15.6" LCD IPS - -

Area 57.5 in² (370.9 cm²) 16:9 Aspect Ratio	Area 104 in² (670.9 cm²) 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 250 Nits -	Brightness 400 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
- -	Response Time 61ms GtG
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Resolution 1366×768 1 Million Pixels 135 PPI	Resolution 1920×1080 2.1 Million Pixels 141 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 1,300:1 Contrast
- - -	Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical
Colour Depth 8-bit	Colour Depth 8-bit
- - - -	Coverage 100% sRGB 77% DCI-P3 77% Adobe RGB
- - - - - -	Accuracy dE 1.9 Avg dE 3.1 Max dE 2.20 Greyscale 2.10 Gamma 6650K
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Keyboard

Scissor Switch

White Backlight

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Plastic Surface

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) -
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Power DC	Power DC 4.5x3mm
Security Kensington Lock -	- - -

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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


45W 15.00V 2.58A	200W 19.50V 10.30A
USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - -
DC - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable	DC 4.5x3mm - - - 1.5M (5 ft) Cable

Battery

35Wh 4667mAh 7.50V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	83.1Wh 7180mAh 11.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 6 Hours	Up to 6 Hours
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Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Plastic - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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Height 17.8 mm (0.7 in) Width 283.7 mm (11.2 in) Depth 193 mm (7.6 in) Volume 0.97 L	Height 18.4 mm (0.7 in) Width 357.9 mm (14.1 in) Depth 236.8 mm (9.3 in) Volume 1.56 L
Weight 1.111 kg (2.4 lb) Weight + Charger 1.33 kg (2.9 lb) - -	Weight 2.18 kg (4.8 lb) Weight + Charger 2.84 kg (6.3 lb) - -

Upgradability

CPU Not Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Not Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Not Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Upgradable
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