Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 5 13.5” is better than Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15.

About 10% lighter

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” weighed 2.80 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.10 pounds Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15.

WeightSurface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Pound
2.80 lbs.
3.10 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.41 kg

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 is better than Surface Laptop 5 13.5”.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1260P inside Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 13.5”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 - Intel Core i7-1260P
9,170
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1255U
6,415
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1265U
6,336
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1235U
5,715
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1245U
5,700
15% larger display

Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 5 13.5”.

Display size
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
15.6-inch
Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
13.5-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
32 GB
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
32 GB
Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 5200MHz LPDDR5 RAM.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - LPDDR5
5,200 MHz
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 - LPDDR5
5,200 MHz

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,430.64
$1,699.99 16% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,480.09
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black
By Microsoft
$1,449.00
$1,799.99 19% OFF
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 Price
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Pen Win11 Silver
By Samsung
$949.00
$999.00 5% OFF
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen 12th Generation Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Win11 Silver
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 2-in-1 Laptop 15.6" FHD AMOLED Touchscreen 12th Generation Intel 12-Core i7-1260P 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Thunderbolt USB-C HDMI Win11 Silver
By Samsung
$987.99
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 2-in-1 Laptop, 15.6'' AMOLED Touch Screen, Intel 12th Gen Evo 12-Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Win11 Home, Silver
SAMSUNG Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 2-in-1 Laptop, 15.6'' AMOLED Touch Screen, Intel 12th Gen Evo 12-Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Win11 Home, Silver
By SAMSUNG
$899.00
$969.00 7% OFF

Availability

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Released20222022
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 12, 2022
  • Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022
  • Released: October 25, 2022
  • Announced on February 28, 2022 (MWC 2022).
  • Available starting April 2022.
PricingStarting at $999.99-
Applicable Models-
  • Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
  • Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15.6”
  • Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 (2022)
Generations

Exterior

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Dimensions12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)13.97" x 8.97" x 0.46" (354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9 mm)
Weight
  • Metal
    2.86 lbs (1.297 kg)
  • Alcantara
    2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)
3.10 lbs. (1.41 kg)
Colors
  • Metal
    Matte Black Sage Sandstone
  • Alcantara
    Platinum
Silver Graphite Burgundy
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 gestures.
  • Full size, backlit island type keyboard with numpad
    Built-in fingerprint sensor on Power key.
  • Precise Touchpad
    Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Size13.5 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 13.5” PixelSense™ Display
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504
  • Density: 201 PPI
  • Color profile: sRGB and Vivid
  • Individually color-calibrated display
  • Refresh rate: 60Hz
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1300:1
  • Touch: 10-point multi-touch
  • Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum
  • Dolby Vision IQ™ support
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
    Models with Alcantara keyboard finish.
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
    Models with Metal keyboard finish.
  • Screen size: 15.6-inch
  • Panel Type: Super AMOLED with Touch and S-Pen Support.
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Pixel Density: 141 PPI
  • Up to 500-nits (HDR)
  • 120% DCI-P3
  • HDR 1,000,000:1

Ports

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Left (3)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (1)
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
Left
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    USB 4 (40Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery.
  • 1 x USB-C
Right
  • 1 x USB-C.
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader.
  • 1 x Headphone/Mic
    3.5mm jack.

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U
    10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
8GB 16GB 32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5
Onboard memory.
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
256GB 512GB 1TB
NVMe SSD
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Connectivity

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.Wi-Fi 6E
802.11 ax 2X2.
BluetoothBluetooth Wireless 5.1 technologyBluetooth® v5.1

Battery

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Size
  • 47.4 Wh
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 45.8 Wh
    Minimum battery capacity.
68 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 18 hours of typical device usageUp to 21 hours of battery life
Power Supply
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
65W USB-C Power Adapter

Software

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
OSConsumer models
  • Windows 11 Home
Business models
  • Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11
Built-in AppsConsumer models
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial
Business models
  • Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial
  • Private Share
  • Bixby
  • Quick Share
  • SmartThings
  • Galaxy Book Smart Switch Second screen
  • Easy Bluetooth Connection
  • Samsung Notes & Gallery
  • Link Sharing
  • Live Message
  • Live Wallpaper
  • McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial)
  • Samsung Gallery
  • Quick Search
  • Samsung DeX
  • Samsung Flow
  • Samsung Notes
  • Samsung Recovery
  • Samsung Settings
  • Studio Plus
  • Samsung Update
  • teamPL

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
FHD 1080p front-facing camera
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
  • Stereo Speakers with Dolby Atmos®.
  • Sound by AKG max at 5W (Smart AMP).
  • Dual Array Mic

Misc

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
Inking
  • Designed for Surface Pen 
  • Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
    4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Supports S-Pen.
Included in the box.
  • Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.7 x 144.84 mm
  • Weight: 7.9g
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • The fingerprint sensor on the power key.
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • Accelerometer Sensor
  • Gyro Sensor
Security
  • TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows 11 Secured-core PC
  • TPM.
  • Fingerprint Reader.
In the box
  • Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15.6-inch.
  • USB-C Data Cable.
  • Travel Adapter.
  • S-Pen.
Warranty
  • 1-year limited hardware warranty
1-year limited warranty.

Key Features

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15
At Glance
Released in Late
2022
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.80 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1265U
10C/12T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,336
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,336
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5
Starting at
$999.99
i5, 8GB, 256GB
Released in Early
2022
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.10 lb
1.41 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1260P
12C/16T, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,680
Single Core
Geekbench 5
9,170
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5

Comparison Summary

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15

Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 5 13.5”, a 13.5-inch machine, in late-2022. It is powered by up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 was introduced by Samsung around the same year in early-2022. It comes with 12-core Intel Core i7-1260P with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”1
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U1,51086.09%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U1,56088.94%
3
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U1,754100.00%
4
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U1,33676.17%
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 151
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P1,68095.78%
01,754

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”1
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U5,71562.32%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U5,70062.16%
3
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U6,41569.96%
4
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U6,33669.09%
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 151
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P9,170100.00%
09,170

The Surface Laptop 5 13.5” has a 13.5-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15. In addition, The Surface Laptop 5 13.5” weighs 2.80 lbs. about 10% lighter than the 3.10 lbs. Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15. Moreover, measured at 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57”, the Surface Laptop 5 13.5” is slightly bulkier than the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 at 13.97” x 8.97” x 0.46”.

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15

Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15, it supports up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory. Like Surface Laptop 5 13.5”, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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