Surface Pro 7 Plus vs. Surface Pro 5: Full specs comparison
The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Pro 7 Plus and Surface Pro 5 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.
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Surface Pro 7 Plus Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 Plus is better than Surface Pro 5.
2021 vs. 2017
Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Surface Pro 7 Plus has a 125% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7660U inside Surface Pro 5.
Surface Pro 7 Plus supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 5. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 5.
Surface Pro 7 Plus supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 5. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 5.
Surface Pro 7 Plus comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.
Slots | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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M.2 | Yes x1 | Onboard |
Surface Pro 7 Plus has more ports and slots count than the Surface Pro 5. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Surface Pro 5.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | Yes |
Mini DisplayPort | No | Yes |
nanoSIM card slot | Yes | No |
Surface Connect | Yes | Yes |
Surface Type Cover | Yes | No |
Type Cover port | No | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Total | 7 | 6 |
Surface Pro 5 Pros
We couldn't find any advantages of Surface Pro 5 over Surface Pro 7 Plus.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
Released | 2021 | 2017 |
Release Date | Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) |
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Pricing | Starting at 899$ | Starting at 799$ |
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Exterior | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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) | 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) |
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Colors | Matte Black Platinum | Platinum |
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Display | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
Size | 12.3 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
Left (1)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (2)
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Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD. | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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Battery | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
Size | 50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery | 45 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 13.5 hours of video playback |
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Software | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
OS | Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11 | Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) |
Built-in Apps |
| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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Misc | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage |
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Key Features | Surface Pro 7 Plus | Surface Pro 5 |
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