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SQ1 Surface Pro X vs. M1 MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the SQ1 Surface Pro X and M1 MacBook Air models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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SQ1 Surface Pro X Pros

Reasons that SQ1 Surface Pro X is better than M1 MacBook Air.

SQ1 Surface Pro X comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

SQ1 Surface Pro X weighed 1.70 pounds, 40% lighter than the 2.8 pounds M1 MacBook Air.

Weight	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Pound	1.70 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	0.77 kg	1.27 kg

M1 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Air is better than SQ1 Surface Pro X.

2020 vs. 2019

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Air has a 159% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Microsoft SQ1 inside SQ1 Surface Pro X.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 7G)

7,414

M1 MacBook Air - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

SQ1 Surface Pro X - Microsoft SQ1

2,853

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between SQ1 Surface Pro X and M1 MacBook Air.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

SQ1 Surface Pro X

16 GB

M1 MacBook Air

16 GB

Prices

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

SQ1 Surface Pro X Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WIFI + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) By Microsoft $799.99 $899.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $549.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen – SQ1 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive – Wifi, 4G Lte – Matte Black By Microsoft $888.88	See at Amazon
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 $634.95	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $799.99	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $610.00	See at Amazon

Availability	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	Starting at 999$	$999 Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,249 Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2020 SQ2 Surface Pro X 2019 SQ1 Surface Pro X	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Dimensions	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	1.70 lbs (774 g)	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	Matte Black	Gold Space Gray Silver
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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Size	13 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 400 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology

Ports	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Image Source: Microsoft 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Nano SIM 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Processor	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,	Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores) Apple M1 iGPU 7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM	8GB unified memory Configurable to 16GB
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
More	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 Assisted GPS and GLONASS support	-

Battery	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Size	38.2 Wh	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15 hours wireless web Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	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	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing). 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video. 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video/4K video.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	SQ1 Surface Pro X	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	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	30-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	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 Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	SQ1 Surface Pro X	M1 MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.8K 13” 1920p 60Hz Weight 1.70 lb 0.77 kg Powered By Microsoft SQ1 8C/8T, 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 727 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,853 Multi-Core With integrated Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2020 16:10 QHD 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory Starting at $999 M1 (7 GPU Cores), 8GB, 256GB SSD Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID With T2 Chip Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0