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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2026
The Snapdragon X Elite chip and 20-hour battery life power the Surface Laptop 7’s 1.34kg aluminum build, with Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. A 13.8-inch 2304x1536 IPS touchscreen at 120Hz and a dedicated NPU enable Copilot+ AI features like Cocreator, elevating routine productivity tasks. This laptop suits road warriors and students who need all-day battery life and AI-assisted productivity rather than gaming performance.
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU Integrated Qualcomm Adreno Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.3 kg
Battery 54 Wh
77 Overall Score
Price £0
About This Laptop
The Snapdragon X Elite chip and 20-hour battery life power the Surface Laptop 7’s 1.34kg aluminum build, with Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. A 13.8-inch 2304x1536 IPS touchscreen at 120Hz and a dedicated NPU enable Copilot+ AI features like Cocreator, elevating routine productivity tasks. This laptop suits road warriors and students who need all-day battery life and AI-assisted productivity rather than gaming performance.
- CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 13.8" 2304x1536
- GPU Integrated Qualcomm Adreno Graphics
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 1.3
- Battery wh 54
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong compact (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average social proof (34th percentile) 34th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Qualcomm Adreno Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.8" |
| Resolution | 2304 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Integrated Qualcomm Adreno Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | 72 | 70 | 99 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition | 98.6 | 37.7 | 81.4 | 62.4 | 84 | 87.3 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 34.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.6 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 94.6 | 8.4 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 87.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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