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MacBook Air 13” 2013 vs. Surface Pro 7: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for MacBook Air 13” 2013 and Surface Pro 7 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MacBook Air 13” 2013 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2013 is better than Surface Pro 7.

MacBook Air 13” 2013 has a 13.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.

Display size

MacBook Air 13” 2013

13.3-inch

Surface Pro 7

12.3-inch

Surface Pro 7 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than MacBook Air 13” 2013.

2019 vs. 2013

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7 has a 201% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-4650U inside MacBook Air 13” 2013.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

MacBook Air 13” 2013 - Intel Core i7-4650U

1,236

MacBook Air 13” 2013 - Intel Core i5-4250U

1,147

Surface Pro 7 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2013. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2013.

Max system memory size

Surface Pro 7

16 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2013

8 GB

Surface Pro 7 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2013. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2013.

Memory type and speed

Surface Pro 7 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2013 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 43% lighter than the 2.96 pounds MacBook Air 13” 2013.

Weight	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Pound	2.96 lbs.	1.70 lbs.
Kilogram	1.34 kg	0.77 kg

Prices

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

MacBook Air 13” 2013 Price
	Apple MacBook Air 13" (Mid 2013) - Core i5 1.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD (Renewed) By Apple $199.99 $229.74 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2024 MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop with M3 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera, Touch ID; Midnight By Apple $1,071.79	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $360.00 $379.00 5% OFF	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 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $394.37	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

Availability	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Released	2013	2019
Release Date	Available on June 10, 2013	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing	$1,099 Intel Core i5 4250U \| 4GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,299 Intel Core i5 4250U \| 4GB RAM \| 256GB SSD	Starting at 749$
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013	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	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Dimensions	12.8” x 8.94” x 0.11 - 0.68” (325 mm x 227 mm x 3 - 17 mm)	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 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)	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	Silver	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities	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	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Size	13.3 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio and 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio	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	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
1 x Thunderbolt ports Supports data transfers up to 10 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x SDXC card reader 1 x MagSafe 2 power port	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	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Processor	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4250U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 2.60 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB 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	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4250U Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1000 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 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	4GB Configurable to 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB flash storage.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Size	54 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	43.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days standby time	Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
OS	Shipped with OSX Mountain Lion	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Mail Messages Contacts Calendar Safari Reminders Notification Center Notes Dictation iCloud Time Machine FaceTime Photo Booth AirPlay Game Center the Mac App Store iTunes Gatekeeper Twitter and Facebook integration	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Camera	720p FaceTime HD 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	Stereo speakers Dual microphones Headphone port Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
Inking	-	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	-	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	MacBook Air 13″ 45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord Printed and electronic documentation	Surface Pro 7 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	Limited Warranty and ServiceYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Video Support Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately) VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately) Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately) HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)	-

Key Features	MacBook Air 13” 2013	Surface Pro 7
At Glance	Released in Mid 2013 16:10 WXGA+ 13.3” 900p 60Hz Weight 2.96 lb 1.34 kg Up to Intel Core i7-4650U 2C/4T, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz Geekbench 5 632 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,236 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz Up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3	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

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MacBook Air 13” 2013 vs. Surface Pro 7: Full specs comparison