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Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 vs. Surface Pro 7: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 and Surface Pro 7 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 is better than Surface Pro 7.

2021 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1140G7

4,085

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i5-1035G4

3,347

Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 7. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 7.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Pro 7 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Surface Pro 7 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1.

Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 9% lighter than the 1.85 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Pound	1.85 lbs.	1.70 lbs.
Kilogram	0.84 kg	0.77 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 and Surface Pro 7.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1

16 GB

Surface Pro 7

16 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1 Price
	ThinkPad X12 Case By Lenovo $47.88	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 13.3" WUXGA 2-in-1 Touchscreen (Intel 4-Core i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Business Laptop, Thunderbolt 4, Backlit, Fingerprint, 3-Yr Warranty, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $849.98 $899.98 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Puccy 3 Pack Screen Protector, compatible with Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 12.3" Laptop TPU Film Guard （ Not Tempered Glass Protectors） By Puccy Film for Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 $16.98	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 7 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 256GB i7 16GB RAM Windows 10 Pro (Wi-Fi, 1.3GHz Quad-Core i7 up to 3.9GHz, 12.3 Inch Touchscreen) Matte Black PVT-00015 (Renewed) By Microsoft $539.99 $569.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD – Platinum By Microsoft $724.01	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $394.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Released	2021	2019
Release Date	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting January 2021	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing	Starting at $1,149	Starting at 749$
Generations	-	2022 Surface Pro 9 5G 2022 Surface Pro 9 2021 Surface Pro 8 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus 2019 Surface Pro 7 2018 Surface Pro 6 2017 Surface Pro 5 2015 Surface Pro 4 2014 Surface Pro 3 2013 Surface Pro 2 2012 Surface Pro 1

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Dimensions	11.15” x 8.01” x 0.35” (283.3 x 203.5 x 8.8 mm) Tablet Only 11.15” x 8.01” x 0.57” (283.3 x 203.5 x 14.5 mm) With Keyboard	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
Weight	Starting at 1.85 lbs (840 g) Tablet Only Starting at 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) With Keyboard	Intel Core i3: 1.70 lbs (775 g) Intel Core i5: 1.70 lbs (776 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (790 g)
Colors	Black	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Detachable Keyboard: Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Size	12.3 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	12.3" FHD+ 1920 x 1280 3:2 IPS Anti-Reflective Anti-Smudge 400 nits Corning Gorilla® Glass 5	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x USB-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x Optional Nano SIM slot 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft Left (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Station Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Type Cover port Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1140G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.	4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 4G (LTE CAT9)	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Size	42 Wh	43.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 10.18 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test	Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Hybrid Infrared (IR) 8MP rear-facing camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	Dolby® Premium Dual-array mics	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
Inking	Supports Active Pen: Lenovo Precision Pen (optional included) Lenovo Digital Pen	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 Windows Hello & IR camera for facial recognition login The fingerprint reader on the optional keyboard Webcam privacy cover Kensington lock slot	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	ThinkPad X12 Detachable 65W AC Adapter (Supports Rapid Charge) 4 Cell 42Whr Internal Battery Keyboard (Select Models) Pen (Select Models) Quick Start Guide	Surface Pro 7 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 1	Surface Pro 7
At Glance	Released in 2021 3:2 FHD+ 12.3” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.85 lb 0.84 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.7K 12.3” 1824p 60Hz Weight 1.70 lb 0.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X