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Surface Laptop 4 15” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Laptop 4 15” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Laptop 4 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 15” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 15” has a 8% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 4 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition

6,365

Surface Laptop 4 15” - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 4 15”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

16 GB

Surface Laptop 4 15” has a 15-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Display size

Surface Laptop 4 15”

15-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano

13-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is better than Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano weighed 1.99 pounds, 42% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Weight	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Pound	3.40 lbs.	1.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.54 kg	0.90 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 4 15” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano.

Both laptops supports the same 4267MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 15” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $969.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Touch AMD Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Pro By Microsoft $599.99 $630.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $438.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop (13" 2k Touchscreen, Intel Core i7-1160G7, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD), 1.99lbs, 13-Hr Long Battery Life, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 3-Yr Warranty, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $999.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Business Laptop, 13” 2K Touchscreen, Intel Core i7 1180G7 Processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit KB, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $889.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Ultra Thin ThinkPad X1 Nano 13" 2K (2160x1350) IPS 450nits Ultrabook i7-1160G7 Finger Print Windows 10 Pro W/HDMI (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIe SSD) By Lenovo $799.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021	Announced on September 29, 2020. Expected to be available in the 4th quarter of 2020.
Pricing	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only	Starting at $1,399.
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	-

Exterior	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)	12.72” x 8.54” x 0.55 - 0.66” (292.8 mm x 207.7 mm x 13.87 - 16.7 mm) Non-touch models 12.72” x 8.54” x 0.56 - 0.68” (292.9 mm x 207.8 mm x 14.27 - 17.2 mm) Touch models
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	1.99 lbs (907 g) Non-touch models 2.14lbs (969 g) Touch models 2.07 lbs (939 g) WWAN non-touch models 2.21 lbs (1001 g) WWAN touch models
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Black Optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover on touch models only.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Backlit keyboard with new UC functions for F9-F11 Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Size	15 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 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	13” 2K Non-touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness Non-touch supports 13” 2K with Touch 2160 x 1350 16:10 aspect ratio IPS 100% sRGB Dolby Vision™ 450 nits brightness touch supports

Ports	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4, Power Delivery, and DisplayPort. 1 x Headphone / mic combo

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	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.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	-	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 5G CAT20 and 4G LTE CAT9.

Battery	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Size	45.8 Wh	48 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.	Up to 13 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Ubuntu Linux OS 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree Microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors	Match on Chip Fingerprint Reader IR camera with human presence detection dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Kensington™ lock slot
In the box	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Nano 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 48Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost	1-year Depot or Carry-in
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2020 16:10 2K 13” 1350p 60Hz Weight 1.99 lb 0.90 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

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