Surface Pro 7 vs. 2020 HP ENVY 13: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Pro 7 and 2020 HP ENVY 13 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Surface Pro 7 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7 has a 26% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i5-1035G4
3,347
2020 HP ENVY 13 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Surface Pro 7 - Intel Core i3-1005G1
2,027
Supports faster memory

Surface Pro 7 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 HP ENVY 13. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Memory type and speed
Surface Pro 7 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
2020 HP ENVY 13 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 41% lighter

Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 41% lighter than the 2.88 pounds 2020 HP ENVY 13.

WeightSurface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Pound
1.70 lbs.
2.88 lbs.
Kilogram
0.77 kg
1.31 kg

2020 HP ENVY 13 Pros

Reasons that 2020 HP ENVY 13 is better than Surface Pro 7.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX350 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

The 2020 HP ENVY 13 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsSurface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
8% larger display

The 2020 HP ENVY 13 has a 13.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.

Display size
2020 HP ENVY 13
13.3-inch
Surface Pro 7
12.3-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Pro 7 and 2020 HP ENVY 13.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Pro 7
16 GB
2020 HP ENVY 13
16 GB

Prices

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

Surface Pro 7 Price
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3in Intel Core i5 10th Gen 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$309.99
$369.00 16% OFF
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (PUW-00001) (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) – Platinum (PUW-00001) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$534.97
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD – Platinum
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – 12.3" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD – Platinum
By Microsoft
$889.41
2020 HP ENVY 13 Price
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
By HP
$777.00
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
By HP
$799.00
HP Envy 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8 GB Ram, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3” Full HD Touchscreen, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader (13-ba0010nr, 2020 Model)
HP Envy 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 8 GB Ram, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3” Full HD Touchscreen, Windows 10 Home, Fingerprint Reader (13-ba0010nr, 2020 Model)
By HP
$767.25

Availability

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
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PricingStarting at 749$Starting at $1,199.99
Generations

Exterior

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Dimensions11.50” 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)
12.07 x 7.66 x 0.67 in (306.57 x 194.56 x 17.08 mm)
Weight
  • Intel Core i3: 1.70 lbs (775 g)
  • Intel Core i5: 1.70 lbs (776 g)
  • Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (790 g)
2.88 lbs (1,306 g)
Colors
Matte Black Platinum
Natural silver aluminum
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.
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size, island-style, backlit, natural silver keyboard
  • Trackpad
    • HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support

Display

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Size12.3 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels)
  • Density: 267 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
  • 13.3" FHD
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled, edge-to-edge glass, 400 nits, 100% sRGB (1920 x 1080)

Ports

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Surface Pro 7 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking Station
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Type Cover port
Under Kickstand (1)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.2, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 x microSD media card reader
  • 1 x AC adapter port with LED indicator

Internal Specs

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
4GB 8GB 16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard DDR4-3200 SDRAM
  • Memory Configurations
    • 16GB
Discrete Graphics-NVIDIA® GeForce® MX350 (2GB GDDR5)
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
BGA PCIe SSD
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD

Connectivity

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth® 5.0

Battery

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
Size43.2 Wh3-cell, 51 Wh Li-ion polymer
Battery LifeUp to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
  • Up to 9 hours and 45 minutes (productivity)
  • Up to 14 hours and 15 minutes (video playback)
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
Power Supply
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
65 W AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 30 minutes

Software

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Netflix
  • Biometric Fingerprint Reader
  • 1-month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers

Camera & Audio

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
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
HP Wide Vision HD camera with a camera shutter
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • 2 speakers
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone

Misc

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
magnetic storage
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • IR Thermal sensor
  • Fingerprint sensor
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • All-in-One keyboard
  • Camera Shutter
  • Mic Mute key
  • Biometric fingerprint authentication
In the box
  • Surface Pro 7
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
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Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
  • 1 year limited hardware warranty
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase)
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period

Key Features

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13
At Glance
Released in Late
2019
3:2 2.7K
12.3”
1824p 60Hz
Weight
1.70 lb
0.77 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Pro 7 Ports
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
2.88 lb
1.31 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX350
2GB GDDR5

Comparison Summary

Surface Pro 7 vs. 2020 HP ENVY 13

Microsoft has released the Surface Pro 7, a 12.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch ENVY 13 was introduced by HP about a year later in 2020. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX350 with 2GB GDDR5.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Surface Pro 71
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G199391.27%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G41,03795.31%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
2020 HP ENVY 131
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95787.96%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Surface Pro 71
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G12,02754.46%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G43,34789.92%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
2020 HP ENVY 131
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94279.04%
03,722

The Surface Pro 7 has a 12.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 13.3-inch 2020 HP ENVY 13. In addition, The Surface Pro 7 weighs 1.70 lbs. about 69% lighter than the 2.88 lbs. 2020 HP ENVY 13. Moreover, measured at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”, the Surface Pro 7 is much more portable than the 2020 HP ENVY 13 at 12.07” x 7.66” x 0.67”.

Surface Pro 72020 HP ENVY 13

Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Pro 7 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.

For 2020 HP ENVY 13, it supports 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. Like Surface Pro 7, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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