Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 (Intel) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)

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ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 (Intel) compared with Surface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)

	LenovoThinkPad E14 Gen 7 (Intel)	MicrosoftSurface Laptop 13.8″ (8th Edition)
Overview
Released
Released	April 2025	June 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	13.8″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	2304 × 1536
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits or 400 nits	600 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	Yes
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS (300-nit non-touch or add-on film touch, 45% NTSC) or 2.8K IPS (400-nit, 120 Hz VRR), all 16:10; a 100% sRGB WUXGA panel is offered with Core (Raptor Lake) processors only	PixelSense Flow touchscreen LCD, 3:2, 1300:1 contrast; dynamic refresh up to 120 Hz; strengthened glass; 10-point multi-touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	201 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	45% NTSC (WUXGA); 100% sRGB (2.8K)	SDR mode sRGB and Vivid; HDR mode; individually colour-calibrated
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	–
Display features
Display features	WUXGA 1,000:1 contrast, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light; 2.8K 1,500:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 90% screen-to-body ratio	Dolby Vision IQ; adaptive colour; adaptive contrast; auto colour management
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Core Ultra 5 135H, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Intel Core 3 100U, Intel Core 5 210H, Intel Core 5 220U or Intel Core 7 240H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
CPU cores
CPU cores	6, 8, 10, 12, 14 or 16	10
CPU threads
CPU threads	8, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 22	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T, Intel Arc 140V, Intel Arc or Intel Arc Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS, 48 TOPS or 11 TOPS	80 TOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB (better)	512 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 200U, 200H or 200V (Lunar Lake); also Core Ultra 5 135H and Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake), and Core 3 100U, Core 5 210H or 220U and Core 7 240H or 250U (Raptor Lake); Intel vPro on selected models	Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100, 10 cores (6 prime at up to 4.0 GHz and 4 performance cores); also sold with a 12-core Snapdragon X2 Elite, whose exact model Microsoft doesn't name
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics, Intel Arc Graphics (Meteor Lake), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V); shared memory, DirectX 12.2	Qualcomm Adreno GPU
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, 80 TOPS; Copilot+ PC
Memory type
Memory type	Core Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable; other processors, DDR5-5600 (DDR5-5200 with Core 3, 5 and 7 U-series Raptor Lake processors) in two SODIMM slots, up to 64 GB (64 GB by special bid)	LPDDR5x, 16, 24, 32 or 64 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Core Ultra 200V, one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; other processors, one M.2 2242 and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (one SSD fitted); up to 1 TB per drive, Opal 2.0	Removable Gen 4 SSD, 256 GB to 2 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 27.65 hours	Up to 20 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	64 Wh (better)	54 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.32 kg (better)	1.342 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.25 mm (better)	17.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	313 × 220.3 mm	301 × 220 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	48 Wh or 64 Wh Li-ion; with 64 Wh and WUXGA non-touch, Core Ultra 5 226V, MobileMark 30 up to 14.75 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 16.9 hr video and 27.68 hr idle, local video up to 27.65 hr; Core Ultra 5 225U, local video up to 20.78 hr; Core 3 100U, local video up to 20.0 hr	54 Wh (Notebookcheck's Snapdragon X2 Plus review); up to 20 hours of local video playback or 16 hours of active web use (Microsoft test, X2 Plus, 16 GB, 512 GB)
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including a slim wall-mount version; offerings vary by country	None in the UK box; Surface 65W Power Supply sold separately
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge Pro to 50% in 30 minutes (48 Wh); Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (64 Wh)	Fast charging with a Surface Power Supply of at least 65 W or a USB-C PD charger of at least 60 W
Materials
Materials	Aluminium top cover; aluminium or PC-ABS plastic bottom cover	Anodised aluminium; 64% recycled content in the enclosure, including 100% recycled aluminium alloy
Colours
Colours	Black; Grey (special bid)	Jade, Dune, Black, Platinum
Connections
Ports
Ports	Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB4, USB-A, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4, 5.3 or 5.2, depending on the Wi-Fi card	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, 1080p with IR, or 720p	1080p Full HD with Windows Hello face camera
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; second USB-C, Thunderbolt 4 with Core Ultra 200V or USB 20 Gbps with DisplayPort 1.4 otherwise; USB-A 5 Gbps; USB-A 10 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack	2 × USB-C USB4 (charging, data, DisplayPort 1.4); USB-A 3.2; 3.5 mm audio jack; Surface Connect
External displays
External displays	Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); other processors, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Up to three 4K monitors at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint	Backlit, full row of function keys, Copilot key
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	Surface precision haptic touchpad with adaptive touch mode
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos, audio by Harman	Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, noise cancelling	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera (1080p hybrid) for Windows Hello	Windows Hello face recognition
In the box
In the box	–	Surface Laptop, Quick Start Guide, safety and warranty documents