Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 165H
The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H with integrated Arc graphics drives capable productivity in a 1.38kg chassis featuring a sharp 2256x1504 PixelSense touchscreen. Its premium aluminum unibody, 3:2 aspect ratio, and Windows 11 Pro deliver a refined, portable workspace with pen support. This laptop best suits mobile professionals and students needing a lightweight typing machine for note-taking, presentations, and daily office tasks.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.5" 2256x1504
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
60 Overall Score
Price CA$1,105
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong screen (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256x1504 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 165H | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 165H | 78.5 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 78.7 | 90.4 | 17.7 | 58.4 | 80.5 | 92.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 73.2 | 66.3 | 87.7 | 99.3 | 69.5 | 98.7 | 94.8 | 97.3 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.7 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 74.7 | 89.4 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 88.2 | 87.5 | 97.5 | 94.2 | 54.9 | 80.4 | 67.8 | 80.5 | 89.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.2 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 67.7 | 79.2 | 32.8 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 80.9 | 64.1 | 95.8 | 87.3 | 80.4 | 89.7 | 80.5 | 97.2 |
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