M1 MacBook Air vs. Surface Pro 7: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between M1 MacBook Air and Surface Pro 7 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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M1 MacBook Air Pros
Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Surface Pro 7.
2020 vs. 2019
Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 99% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7.
M1 MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.
Surface Pro 7 Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than M1 MacBook Air.
Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 40% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.
Weight | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
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Pound | 2.8 lbs. | 1.70 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.27 kg | 0.77 kg |
Surface Pro 7 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has six versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | No | Yes |
Surface Connect | No | Yes |
Surface Type Cover port | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes x2 | No |
USB-A | No | Yes |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Total | 3 | 6 |
Surface Pro 7 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | No |
USB-A | No | Yes |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between M1 MacBook Air and Surface Pro 7.
Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
M1 MacBook Air Price | ||
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Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $648.14 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $609.99 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $779.99 | ||
Surface Pro 7 Price | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $309.99 $369.00 16% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (PUW-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $534.97 | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD – Platinum By Microsoft $889.41 |
Availability | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Released | 2020 | 2019 |
Release Date | Announced on November 10th, 2020 |
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Pricing |
| Starting at 749$ |
Generations |
Exterior | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Dimensions |
| 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 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg) |
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Colors | Gold Space Gray Silver | Matte Black Platinum |
Keyboard and Trackpad | Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
Info | Retina display
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Ports | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Left (2)
Right (1)
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Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (1)
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Internal Specs | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
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Memory |
| 4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
Storage |
| 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
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Battery | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Size | 49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery | 43.2 Wh |
Battery Life |
| Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply | 30W USB‑C Power Adapter |
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Software | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
OS | Shipped with macOS Big Sur |
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Built-in Apps | Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
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Misc | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage |
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Security |
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In the box |
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Warranty | Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax. |
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More | Video Support
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Key Features | M1 MacBook Air | Surface Pro 7 |
At Glance |
Comparison Summary
Apple has released the M1 MacBook Air, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2020. It is powered by up to an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7 was introduced by Microsoft about a year earlier in late-2019. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The M1 MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch display which is slightly larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7. In addition, the M1 MacBook Air weighs 2.8 lbs. about 64% heavier than the 1.70 lbs. Surface Pro 7. Moreover, measured at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”, the M1 MacBook Air is much bulkier than the Surface Pro 7 at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”.
There are only a Thunderbolt 3 port, a headphone jack available on M1 MacBook Air. With that said, it has three ports and slots fewer than the Surface Pro 7 that has a headphone jack, a USB-C port, a USB-A port, a Surface Connect, a Surface Type Cover port, and a microSD card slot.
Moving over to upgradability, you can't make any upgrades on both devices. All major components including memory and storage are soldered on to the motherboard. So make sure you get the specs that work best for your current and future workload.
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