Surface Pro 7 vs. M1 MacBook Air: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Pro 7 and M1 MacBook Air specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Pro 7 Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than M1 MacBook Air.
Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 40% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.
Weight | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
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Pound | 1.70 lbs. | 2.8 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.77 kg | 1.27 kg |
Surface Pro 7 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Air. It has six versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | No |
Surface Connect | Yes | No |
Surface Type Cover port | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes x2 |
USB-A | Yes | No |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Total | 6 | 3 |
Surface Pro 7 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Air. It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Air.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | No |
USB-C | Yes | No |
M1 MacBook Air Pros
Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than Surface Pro 7.
2020 vs. 2019
Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 99% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7.
M1 MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Surface Pro 7 and M1 MacBook Air.
Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Surface Pro 7 Price | ||
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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 12.3in Touchscreen Intel i5-1035G4 8GB RAM 256GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00 $403.99 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) By Microsoft $524.98 | ||
M1 MacBook Air Price | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $648.14 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $609.99 | ||
Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $779.99 |
Availability | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
Release Date |
| Announced on November 10th, 2020 |
Pricing | Starting at 749$ |
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Generations |
Exterior | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
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) |
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Weight |
| Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg) |
Colors | Matte Black Platinum | Gold Space Gray Silver |
Keyboard and Trackpad |
| Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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Display | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Size | 12.3 Inches | 13.3 Inches |
Info |
| Retina display
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Ports | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Left (1)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (1)
| Left (2)
Right (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Processor |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD |
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Connectivity | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Wi-Fi |
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Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology |
Battery | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Size | 43.2 Wh | 49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery |
Battery Life | Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Power Supply |
| 30W USB‑C Power Adapter |
Software | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
OS |
| Shipped with macOS Big Sur |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player |
Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Camera |
| 720p FaceTime HD camera |
Audio |
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Misc | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage | - |
Sensors |
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Security |
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In the box |
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Warranty |
| Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax. |
More | - | Video Support
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Key Features | Surface Pro 7 | M1 MacBook Air |
At Glance |
Comparison Summary
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 M1 MacBook Air was introduced by Apple about a year later in late-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Apple M1 (8C, 8G). It has an integrated graphics option up to Apple M1 iGPU (8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Pro 7 has a 12.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Air. In addition, The Surface Pro 7 weighs 1.70 lbs. about 64% lighter than the 2.8 lbs. M1 MacBook Air. Moreover, measured at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”, the Surface Pro 7 is much more portable than the M1 MacBook Air at 11.97” x 8.36” x 0.63”.
There are a toal number of 6 ports and slots available on Surface Pro 7. That includes a headphone jack, a USB-C port, a USB-A port, a Surface Connect, a Surface Type Cover port, and a microSD card slot. With that said, it has three ports and slots more than the M1 MacBook Air that has only two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, you can't make any upgrades on both devices. All major components including memory and storage are soldered on to the motherboard. So make sure you get the specs that work best for your current and future workload.
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