Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Laptop 2: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 5 15” and Surface Laptop 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop 5 15” Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 5 15” is better than Surface Laptop 2.
2022 vs. 2018
Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 15” has a 63% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Laptop 2.
Surface Laptop 5 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.
Surface Laptop 5 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.
Surface Laptop 2 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 2 is better than Surface Laptop 5 15”.
Surface Laptop 2 weighed 2.76 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.44 pounds Surface Laptop 5 15”.
Weight | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Pound | 3.44 lbs. | 2.76 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.56 kg | 1.25 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
Released | 2022 | 2018 |
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Pricing | Starting at $1,299.99 | Starting at 999$ |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
Dimensions | 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” (340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm) | 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm) |
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Colors |
| Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue |
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Display | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Right (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Soldered BGA PCIe SSD |
Fans Number | 1 | - |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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| 45.2 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 17 hours of typical device usage | Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
OS | Consumer models
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Built-in Apps | Consumer models
| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
Inking |
| Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency |
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More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
Key Features | Surface Laptop 5 15” | Surface Laptop 2 |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 5 15”, 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 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2 was introduced by Microsoft about four years earlier in late-2018. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Both Surface Laptop 5 15” and Surface Laptop 2 have the same 13.5-inch display size. In addition, the Surface Laptop 5 15” weighs 3.44 lbs. about 24% heavier than the 2.76 lbs. Surface Laptop 2. Moreover, measured at 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58”, the Surface Laptop 5 15” is considerably bulkier than the Surface Laptop 2 at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 5 15” 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 Surface Laptop 2, it supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Like Surface Laptop 5 15”, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.
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