Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Here's what you need to know about 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.
Our analysis and reviews

What we like
Reasons to like about Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.
Requirements | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Secure Boot | Yes |
TPM 2.0 | TPM 2.0 |
Processor | AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition → Intel Core i7-1185G7 |
4GB RAM | 8GB → 32GB |
64GB Drive | 256GB → 2TB |
2 Cores CPU | 4 → 6 cores |
According to Microsoft, the Surface Laptop 4 13.5” lasts up to 19 hours of battery life.
- Up to 19 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 5 models.
- Up to 17 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i5 models.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more
Storage Slots | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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M.2 | x1 |
What we don't like
Reasons not to like about Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
The memory on Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no additional RAM slot for expansion. Since you can't change or add more RAM after you buy, you want to make sure you pick the configuration with the right amount of memory at the initial purchase. Learn more
Memory | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Slots | 0 - Onboard |
Type | LPDDR4X |
Speed | 4267 MHz |
What's new
Improvements over its predecessor.
Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 77% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 15”.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 3 15”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 15”.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 18% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 3 15”.
Weight | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” | Surface Laptop 3 15” |
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Pound | 2.79 lbs. | 3.40 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.27 kg | 1.54 kg |
What's missing
Downsides over its predecessor.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 13.5-inch screen size 11% smaller than the 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 15”.
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