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Surface Laptop 13″ (1st Edition)
The 13-inch Surface Laptop (1st Edition) is Microsoft's smallest and cheapest Surface Laptop, with an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus, a 60 Hz 3:2 touchscreen and long battery life, suited to students and home users who want a light Windows laptop.
- Size
- 13″
- Display
- IPS LCD, 60 Hz
- Processor
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
- Memory
- 8 GB – 16 GB
- Weight
- 1.22 kg
- Battery
- 23 h
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the high-quality metal build, very good keyboard and trackpad, quiet running and long battery life. Notebookcheck and Windows Central found the 60 Hz screen only average and the larger Surface Laptop 13.8 better value; PCMag and Notebookcheck found performance modest, especially graphics, and The Verge and Windows Central missed Windows Hello face sign-in.
From notebookcheck.net, theverge.com, pcmag.com and windowscentral.com
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 13″
- Resolution
- 1920 × 1280
- Panel
- IPS LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Brightness
- 400 nits
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Display type
- PixelSense touchscreen LCD, 3:2, 1000:1 contrast; strengthened glass; 10-point multi-touch
- Pixel density
- 178 ppi
- Colour range
- sRGB and Enhanced colour profiles; individually colour-calibrated
- Display features
- Adaptive colour and contrast
Performance
- Processor
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
- CPU cores
- 8
- Graphics
- Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
- AI engine (NPU)
- 45 TOPS
- Memory
- 8 GB or 16 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB to 512 GB
- CPU
- Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, 8 cores
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno GPU
- AI engine
- Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, 45 TOPS; Copilot+ PC features need 16 GB of memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5x, 8 or 16 GB
- Storage type
- Removable; 256 GB or 512 GB UFS, or 1 TB Gen 4 SSD
Battery and size
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 23 hours
- Battery capacity
- 50 Wh
- Weight
- 1.22 kg
- Thickness
- 15.6 mm
- Width × depth
- 285.65 × 214.14 mm
- Battery life detail
- Up to 23 hours of local video playback or 16 hours of active web use (Microsoft tests); 50 Wh nominal, 48 Wh minimum
- Charger
- None in the UK box; Surface 45W USB-C Wall Charger sold separately
- Fast charging
- With a USB-C charger of at least 60 W
- Materials
- Anodised aluminium; 100% recycled cobalt in the battery cell, 100% recycled rare earth metals in the magnets
- Colours
- Platinum, Violet, Ocean
Connections
- Ports
- 2 × USB-C, USB-A, headphone jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p Full HD
- Operating system
- Windows
- Port detail
- 2 × USB-C USB 3.2 (charging, data, DisplayPort 1.4a); USB-A 3.1 Gen 2; 3.5 mm headphone jack
- External displays
- Up to two 4K monitors at 60 Hz
- Keyboard
- Backlit, full row of function keys, Copilot key
- Trackpad
- Precision touchpad
- Speakers
- Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio
- Microphones
- Dual Studio Mics with enhanced voice focus
- Biometrics
- Windows Hello fingerprint reader in the power button
- In the box
- Surface Laptop, USB-C charging cable, Quick Start Guide, safety and warranty documents
Configurations
| Processor | Memory | Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | 16 GB | 256 GB |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | 16 GB | 512 GB |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Up to 23 hours of local video playback
- 1.22 kg, with USB-A as well as two USB-C ports
- Removable storage and a fingerprint reader in the power button
Cons
- 60 Hz, 400-nit 1920 × 1280 screen
- USB 3.2 rather than USB4, and UFS storage rather than an SSD on 256 GB and 512 GB models
- The 8 GB model can't use Copilot+ PC features, which need 16 GB
Closest rivals
Model | Size | Display | Processor | Memory | Weight | Battery | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1″ | – | Intel Core 2 | 4 GB | – | – | 2008 | |
| 13.1″ | – | Intel Core i5 | 4 GB | 1.175 kg | 7 h | 2011 | |
| 13.3″ | 60 Hz | Intel Core 2 | 2 GB | – | – | 2007 |
Sources
- microsoft.com/en-gb/store/configure/surface-laptop-13-inch-1st-edition/8mzbmmcj…
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/tech-specs/surface-laptop-copilot-plus-pc-13i…
- support.microsoft.com/en-gb/surface/models/surface-laptop-13-inch-features
- microsoft.com/en-gb/store/b/buy-surface-laptop
- blogs.windows.com/devices/2025/05/06/introducing-all-new-surface-copilot-pcs-th…
Photo: cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com
- Dark finish, open front view (maker selector: Black; image alt: Ocean): images.ctfassets.net/jy9s7k22hbg4/2acOVgSOR0gd59A278ACQm/d5925b4bbf61e2f3281765…
- Violet finish, open front view with Windows wallpaper: images.ctfassets.net/jy9s7k22hbg4/6PAvy1LPP3FPXfaj1Od1y4/85b3084fa1658136f40672…
- Platinum finish, open front view with Windows wallpaper: images.ctfassets.net/jy9s7k22hbg4/Voxxzb4sobezK9Nfl6ewH/c126453946271e4c428e265…
- Surface Laptop 13-inch in Violet, front with photographed Windows applications on screen: Microsoft exact 13-inch Violet official product gallery photograph; native screen content retained
- Surface Laptop 13-inch dark finish, front with photographed Windows applications (maker selector: Black; image alt: Ocean): Microsoft exact13-inch official product gallery photograph; selector/filename say Black while image alt says Ocean; native screen content retained
- Surface Laptop 13-inch in Platinum, front with photographed Windows applications on screen: Microsoft exact 13-inch Platinum official product gallery photograph; native screen content retained
- A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean.
- An angled view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: An angled view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean
- A top-down view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A top-down view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Ocean
- A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Ocean.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Ocean.
- Several Surface Laptop devices in various colours: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: Several Surface Laptop devices in various colours
- A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Violet.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Violet.
- An angled view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Violet: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: An angled view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Violet
- A top-down view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Violet: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A top-down view of a Surface Laptop in the colour Violet
- A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Violet.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Violet.
- A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A front view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.
- An angled view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: An angled view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.
- A top-down view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A top-down view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the colour Platinum.
- A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Platinum.: Microsoft official UK configurator gallery: A back-side view of a 13-inch Surface Laptop in the color Platinum.
