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Surface Pro 4 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Pro 4 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Pro 4 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 4 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Surface Pro 4 weighed 1.69 pounds, 44% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Weight	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Pound	1.69 lbs.	2.99 lbs.
Kilogram	0.77 kg	1.36 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 is better than Surface Pro 4.

2019 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 172% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6650U inside Surface Pro 4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8665U

4,209

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8365U

3,442

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i7-6650U

1,757

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core m3-6Y30

1,058

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 4. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 4.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Pro 4 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 14-inch screen size 13% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 4.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

14-inch

Surface Pro 4

12.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Pro 4 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Pro 4

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

16 GB

Prices

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

Surface Pro 4 Price
	Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft $255.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft $239.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core M, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Renewed) By Microsoft $206.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th Gen 20QF0007US 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Ultrabook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-8365U - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Renewed) By Lenovo $288.50	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 4) i7-8665U 1.9Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $469.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 Intel Core i7-1365U vPro, 14" WUXGA (1920x1200) IPS, Touchs, 400 nits, 32 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $1,764.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Released	2015	2019
Release Date	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Sep 2019)
Pricing	Starting at 899$	-
Generations	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	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Dimensions	11.50” x 7.93” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm)	12.71” x 8.58” x 0.61” (333 x 218 x 15.5 mm) Width: 12.71” (333 mm) Depth: 8.58” (218 mm) Height: 0.61” (15.5 mm)
Weight	Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (766 g) Intel Core i5 and i7: 1.73 lbs (786 g)	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Silver	Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Size	12.3 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch with GPU-based processing 100 percent sRGB color, individually calibrated	14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.

Ports	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Image Source: Microsoft Left (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Station Bottom (1) 1 x Type Cover port Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage

Internal Specs	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 2 cores, 4 threads, 0.90 → 2.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 Intel® HD Graphics 515 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 AC Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	-	NFC WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9

Battery	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Size	38.2 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 9 hours of video playback	Up to 18.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	36W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 31W	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial	-

Camera & Audio	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
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	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR & 720p HD Camera with microphone
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	Surface Pro 4 Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	-
More	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power	-

Key Features	Surface Pro 4	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
At Glance	Released in Mid 2015 3:2 2.7K 12.3” 1824p 60Hz Weight 1.69 lb 0.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz Geekbench 5 764 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,757 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3