Tech specs

Scenarios

Next-gen design, with improved power, speed, and sound for outstanding daily productivity, Microsoft Teams* and video calls, Microsoft 365,* streaming music and shows, shopping, and browsing

Storage

  • Removable solid-state drive (SSD)⁵ options³:
  • 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB
  • Note: AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor only available in select configurations

Dimensions

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5”:
  • 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)
  • Surface Laptop 4 15”:
  • 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm)

Battery life

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” with AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor:
  • Up to 19 hours of battery life (for typical device usage)¹
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” with AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor:
  • Up to 17.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage)¹
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” with Intel® Core™ processor:
  • Up to 17 hours of battery life (for typical device usage)¹
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” with Intel® Core™ processor:
  • Up to 16.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage)¹

Battery capacities

  • Battery Capacity Nominal (WH) 47.4
  • Battery Capacity Min (WH) 45.8

Display

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5”:
  • Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Display
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI)
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Surface Pen* enabled
  • Touch: 10 point multi-touch
  • Surface Laptop 4 15”:
  • Screen: 15” PixelSense™ Display
  • Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI)
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Surface Pen* enabled
  • Touch: 10 point multi-touch

Memory

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and 15”:
  • 8GB, 16GB or 32GB LPDDR4x RAM
  • Note: AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor only available in select configurations

Graphics

  • Surface Laptop 4 powered by Quad Core 11th Gen Intel® Core™: Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
  • Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition: AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Processor

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5”:
  • Quad Core 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 processor
  • Quad Core 11th Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 processor
  • AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition (6 cores)
  • Surface Laptop 4 15”:
  • Quad Core 11th Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 processor
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition (8 cores)

Connections

  • 1 x USB-C®
  • 1 x USB-A
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack
  • 1 x Surface Connect port

Security

  • TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

Cameras, video, and audio

  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD f2.0 camera (front-facing)
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • Omnisonic Speakers with Dolby Atmos®⁷

Wireless

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” & 15”: Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax compatible
  • Bluetooth® Wireless 5.0 technology

Software

  • Windows 10 Home 20H2
  • Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial

Exterior

  • Casing: Aluminum
  • Power and Volume buttons on keyboard
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” colors:²
  • Platinum with Alcantara® material palm rest
  • Ice Blue with Alcantara® material palm rest
  • Matte Black with metal palm rest
  • Sandstone with metal palm rest
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” colors:²
  • Platinum with metal palm rest
  • Matte Black with metal palm rest

Sensors

Ambient light sensor

Warranty

1-year limited hardware warranty⁶

What’s in the box

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” and 15”:
  • Power Supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents

Weight

  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” in Platinum and Ice Blue Alcantara: 1,265 g (2.79 lbs)
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” in Matte Black and Sandstone metal: 1,288 g (2.84 lbs)
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” in Platinum and Matte Black metal: 1,542 g (3.40 lbs)

Keyboard layout

  • Activation: Moving keys
  • Layout: English/French, full row of function keys (F1 – F12)
  • Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness
  • Backlight
  • Surface Arc Mouse

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  • Surface Headphones 2

    Surround yourself with spectacular Omnisonic sound for music, shows, and calls.

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  • Surface Dock 2

    Surface Dock 2 turns your Surface into a powerful desktop PC.

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  • * Some accessories, software, Microsoft 365 subscriptions, and services sold separately.
  • [1] Battery life
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” with AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor: Up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” with AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface® Edition processor: Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction 15” AMD Ryzen™ 7 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
  • Surface Laptop 4 13.5” with Intel® Core™ processor: Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 512GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
  • Surface Laptop 4 15” with Intel® Core™ processor: Up to 16.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 512GB, 16 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
  • [2] Colors available on selected models only. Available colors, sizes, finishes, and processors may vary by store, market, and configuration.
  • [3] System software and updates use significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes. 1 TB = 1,000 GB. See surface.com/storage for more details.
  • [4] Surface Laptop 4 for consumers comes with Windows 10 Home to bring you the powerful Windows features you use most at an exceptional value. If you need additional enterprise management and security tools for the workplace, you can switch to Windows 10 Pro or purchase Surface Laptop 4 for Business.
  • [5] Hard drive is not user removable. Hard drive is only removable by skilled technician following Microsoft provided instructions.
  • [6] Microsoft’s Limited Warranty is in addition to your consumer law rights.
  • [7] Requires Dolby Atmos® encoded content and audio.