Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Celeron N4020
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
256GB
Display
11.6" LCD 1366×768
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Celeron N4020
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Celeron N4020 vs M1 (8C7G-FL) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 600 650MHz
96 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
125 GFLOPS FP32
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19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
UHD 600 650MHz vs 7-Core M1-FL Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR4-2400
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8 Tabs
2%
24 Tabs
5%
64GB
Soldered
MMC
Up to 250MB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
58 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
250 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
31ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
86% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.7 Max
dE 1.70 Greyscale
2.20 Gamma
6870K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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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 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC
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Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
45W
15.00V
2.58A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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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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DC
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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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35Wh
4667mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
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
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.111 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg (2.9 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
Change Comparison