Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop SE (Late 2021) $249
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021) $1,149
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
CPU
Celeron N4020
CPU
Ryzen 7 4980U
GPU
UHD 600 650MHz
GPU
Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
256GB
Display
11.6" LCD 1366×768
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496×1664 Touch
CPU Image
Celeron N4020
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Ryzen 7 4980U
8 Cores
16 Threads
2GHz Clock
Celeron N4020 vs Ryzen 7 4980U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 600 650MHz
96 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz
512 Shaders
1950MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
125 GFLOPS FP32
0%
15 FPS 1080p
13%
2 TFLOPS FP32
4%
UHD 600 650MHz vs Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR4-2400
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8 Tabs
2%
24 Tabs
5%
64GB
Soldered
MMC
Up to 250MB/s
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
58 min 4K Video
1%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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11.6"
LCD
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15"
LCD IPS
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Area
57.5 in² (370.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
103.8 in² (670 cm²)
3:2 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
58ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
Resolution
1366×768
1 Million Pixels
135 PPI
Resolution
2496×1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 2.6 Avg
dE 6.6 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.11 Gamma
6830K
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Scissor Switch
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
2
2
1
2
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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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
DC
Power
Surface Connect
Security
Kensington Lock
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External
External
45W
15.00V
2.58A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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DC
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
35Wh
4667mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
1.111 kg (2.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.33 kg (2.9 lb)
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Weight
1.542 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.83 kg (4 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Change Comparison