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Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)
The compact Surface finally nails the basics — a 120Hz touchscreen, a haptic touchpad and honest all-day battery from Snapdragon X Plus — at the friendliest starting price in the lineup.
Pros
- Superb build, keyboard and haptic touchpad
- Smooth 120Hz PixelSense touchscreen
- All-day battery life
- Strong value at $999
Cons
- 256GB base storage
- X Plus trails X Elite in sustained loads
- Some x86 apps still emulate poorly
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)
Display
- Screen size
- 13.8 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (PixelSense Flow)
- Resolution
- 2304x1536
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 600 nits
Performance
- Graphics
- Qualcomm Adreno
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (removable)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,430Bottom 16%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 13,000Bottom 44%
Battery
- Capacity
- 54 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 13 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.34 kg
- Thickness
- 17.5 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB4, USB-A 3.1, Surface Connect, 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p + IR
- Biometrics
- IR face (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 (Arm)
Quick answers
Is the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch) good in 2026?
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch) earns an Inno Score of 51.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The compact Surface finally nails the basics — a 120Hz touchscreen, a haptic touchpad and honest all-day battery from Snapdragon X Plus — at the friendliest starting price in the lineup.
What are the key specs of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)?
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 13.8 ″ · Weight: 1.34 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 (Intel), Acer Predator Triton 14 AI (PT14-52T), Alienware 16X Aurora (AC16251) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
