Surface Battery life
Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details.
Surface Laptop Studio 2:
Up to 19.0 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, 512GB, 16GB RAM - Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, 512GB, 16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Up to 18.0 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 512GB, 16GB RAM. Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 512GB, 16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Surface Laptop Studio 2 with Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 2TB, 64GB RAM. Testing conducted by Microsoft in July-August 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Studio 2 Intel® Core™ i7-13800H Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce™ RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, 2TB, 64GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness, Adaptive Color, and Smart Charging disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Surface Laptop Go 3:
Testing conducted by Microsoft in April-May 2023 using preproduction Windows 11 software and preproduction Surface Laptop Go 3 Intel® Core™ i5-1235U processor, 256GB, 8/16GB RAM devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11 Version 10.0.22621.1413 (22H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Surface Pro 9:
Up to 15.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction Intel®12th Gen Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Pro 9 with 5G:
Up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction SQ® 3, 128/256/512GB, 8/16GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Color disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop 5 13.5”:
Up to 18 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 13.5”: Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop 5 15”:
Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage on Surface Laptop 5 15”: Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2022 using preproduction software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows Version 11.0.22621 (21H2). Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop Studio:
Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details. Surface Laptop Studio 14.4” 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 256GB SSD, 16 GB RAM, up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details. Surface Laptop Studio 14.4” 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti laptop GPU, up to 18 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in August 2021 using preproduction software and preproduction devices. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Go 3:
Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See Surface Battery Performance for details.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”:
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5 512GB, 8 GB RAM: Up to 17 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 13.5” Intel® Core™ i5, 512GB, 8 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface ® Edition processor 8 GB RAM: Up to 19 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 13.5” AMD Ryzen™ 5 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
Surface Laptop 4 15”:
Surface Laptop 4 15” Intel® Core™ i7 512GB, 16 GB RAM: Up to 16.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 15” Intel® Core™ i7, 512GB, 16 GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop 4 15” AMD Ryzen™ 7 Microsoft Surface ® Edition processor 8 GB RAM: Up to 17.5 hours of battery life based on typical Surface device usage. Testing conducted by Microsoft in February 2021 using preproduction Windows 10 software and preproduction 15” AMD Ryzen™ 7 Microsoft Surface® Edition processor, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge with a mixture of active use and modern standby. The active use portion consists of (1) a web browsing test accessing 8 popular websites over multiple open tabs, (2) a productivity test utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, and (3) a portion of time with the device in use with idle applications. All settings were default except screen brightness was set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
Surface Laptop Go 2 battery life:
Battery life varies significantly based on usage, network and feature configuration, signal strength, settings and other factors. See aka.ms/SurfaceBatteryPerformance for details.