The Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 is a laptop computer developed by Microsoft to replace the outgoing Surface Laptop 4. The device was announced on October 12, 2022, alongside the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Studio 2+. Key differences from its predecessor include newer Intel Alder Lake processors, support for Thunderbolt 4, the removal of AMD configuration options, and the replacement of the Ice Blue fabric finish option with the Sage metal option. The laptop comes preinstalled with the Windows 11 operating system.
Hardware Powered by Evo 12th Generation Intel Core only. Up to 18 hours of battery with the 13-inch model and up to 17 hours with the 15-inch model. 13-inch and 15-inch touchscreen with 3:2 aspect ratio, and 60 Hz refresh rate USB-A and USB-C port with Thunderbolt 4 Up to 1 TB of SSD storage, with no microSD slot for expansion Up to 32 GB of memory
Technical specifications From Microsoft's website. Some sections are modified. FeatureSpecificationProcessorSurface Laptop 5 13.5”: Intel® Core™ i5-1235U processor
Intel® Core™ i7-1255U processor
Surface Laptop 5 15”:
Intel® Core™ i7-1255U processorGraphicsIntel® Iris® Xe GraphicsMemory and StorageSurface Laptop 5 13.5” 8 GB, 16 GB LPDDR5x RAM
Removable solid-state drive (SSD) options: 256 GB, 512 GB
Surface Laptop 5 15” 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB LPDDR5x RAM
Removable solid-state drive (SSD) options: 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TBDisplaySurface Laptop 5 13.5”: Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Display
Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI)
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio 1300:1
Color profile: sRGB, and Vivid
Individually color-calibrated display
Dolby Vision IQ™ support
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 3 display on laptop with Alcantara® palm rest
Gorilla® Glass 5 display on laptop with metal palm rest
Surface Laptop 5 15”:
Screen: 15” PixelSense™ Display
Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI)
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Contrast ratio 1300:1
Color profile: sRGB, and Vivid
Individually color-calibrated display
Dolby Vision IQ™ support
Touch: 10-point multi-touch
Gorilla® Glass 5BatterySurface Laptop 5 13.5”: Up to 18 hours of typical device usage
Surface Laptop 5 15”:
Up to 17 hours of typical device usageSize and WeightSurface Laptop 5 13.5”:
Length: 12.1” (308 mm)
Width: 8.8” (223 mm)
Height: 0.57” (14.5 mm)
Weight: Fabric: 2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)
Metal: 2.86 lbs (1.297 kg)
Surface Laptop 5 15”:
Length: 13.4” (340 mm)
Width: 9.6” (244 mm)
Height: 0.58” (14.7 mm)
Weight: 3.44 lbs (1.545 kg)SecurityFirmware TPM 2.0 Windows Hello face sign-inVideo/CamerasWindows Hello Face Authentication camera 720p HD front-facing cameraAudioOmnisonic® Speakers with Dolby® Atmos™MicsDual far-field Studio microphonesConnections1 x USB-C port with USB 40Gbps / Thunderbolt 4
1 x USB-A port with USB 5Gbps
1 x Surface Connect port
3.5 mm headphone jackNetwork and connectivityWi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1Pen and accessories compatibilityDesigned for Surface Pen Compatible with Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)SoftwareWindows 11 Home Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trialAccessibilityCompatible with Surface Adaptive Kit Compatible with Microsoft Adaptive AccessoriesSustainabilityMeets ENERGY STAR® requirements Registered EPEAT® Gold in the US and CanadaExteriorCasing: Aluminum Power and Volume buttons on keyboard
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” colors:
Platinum with Alcantara® material palm rest
Matte Black with metal palm rest
Sage with metal palm rest
Sandstone with metal palm rest
Surface Laptop 5 15” colors:
Platinum with metal palm rest
Matte Black with metal palm restSensorsAmbient light sensorWhat’s in the boxSurface Laptop 5 13.5” and 15”:
Power Supply
Quick Start Guide
Safety and warranty documentsKeyboard CompatibilityActivation: Moving keys
Backlight
Layout: English, full row of function keys (F1 – F12)
Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightnessWarranty1-year limited hardware warranty
Timeline
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