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Surface Studio vs. Surface Laptop 2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Studio and Surface Laptop 2 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Studio Pros

Reasons that Surface Studio is better than Surface Laptop 2.

Surface Studio supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Max system memory size

Surface Studio

32 GB

Surface Laptop 2

16 GB

Surface Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 2. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 2.

Memory type and speed

Surface Studio - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Surface Laptop 2 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Studio comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop 2 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR3

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Surface Studio has a 28-inch screen size 107% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2.

Display size

Surface Studio

28-inch

Surface Laptop 2

13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 2 is better than Surface Studio.

2018 vs. 2016

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Laptop 2 has a 23% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6820HQ inside Surface Studio.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Surface Studio - Intel Core i7-6820HQ

3,142

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

Surface Studio - Intel Core i5-6440HQ

2,625

Surface Laptop 2 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Surface Laptop 2 weighed 2.76 pounds, 87% lighter than the 21 pounds Surface Studio.

Weight	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Pound	21 lbs.	2.76 lbs.
Kilogram	9.53 kg	1.25 kg

Prices

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

Surface Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,499.99 $2,799.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $740.99 $1,599.99 54% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,490.99 $2,699.99 45% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $274.99 $304.99 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $359.85 $434.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2, 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i5-8350U, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2256 x 1504), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $316.90	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Released	2016	2018
Release Date	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16 2018
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i5 $2,999 - 8GB \| 1TB (64GB SSD) \| GTX 965M Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB \| 1TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 965M $4,199 - 32GB \| 2TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 980M	Starting at 999$
Generations	-	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop

Exterior	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Size Comparison	Surface StudioSurface Laptop 2
Dimensions	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)	12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm)
Weight	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	Intel Core i5 › 2.76 lbs (1.26 kg) Intel Core i7 › 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
Colors	Silver	Black Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.5mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Size	28 Inches	13.5 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio typical: 1100:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)	Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels) Display Density: 201 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

Ports	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Image Source: Microsoft 4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 944 MHz + Boost, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980m Maxwell Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1038 MHz + Boost, 1536 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Soldered BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)	-
More	Xbox Wireless built-in	-

Battery	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Size	-	45.2 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	44W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect output: 39W

Software	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
OS	Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dual microphones OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents	Surface Laptop 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features	Surface Studio	Surface Laptop 2
At Glance	Released in 2016 3:2 4.5K 28” 3000p 60Hz Weight 21 lb 9.53 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C/8T, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz Geekbench 5 826 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,142 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5	Released in Late 2018 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.76 lb 1.25 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3