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Surface Laptop 5 13.5"

Laptops · 2.2K · 2022

Resolution

2256×1504

Diagonal

13.5"

Pixel density

201ppi

13.5"285.3 mm190.2 mm
Resolution2256 × 1504
Resolution class2.2K
Diagonal13.5"
Pixel density201 ppi
Aspect ratio3:2
Total pixels3,393,024 · 3.4 MP
Physical size285.3 × 190.2 mm
Screen area84.1 in²
Pixel pitch126.5 µm
Pixels vanish at43.5 cm
OrientationLandscape
Released2022

How to read this

  • Pixel density (ppi) is how many pixels fit in one inch. Resolution alone cannot tell you — you have to divide by the diagonal.
  • The same 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV. That is more than double, but a TV is watched from far away, so it does not matter.
  • The distance at which pixels vanish comes from one arcminute, the limit of human sight. Once a pixel looks smaller than that, no eye can find the grid.
  • Aspect ratio is width and height reduced to the simplest whole numbers. Modern phones are 19.5:9 or 20:9, so 16:9 video leaves black bars on the sides.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Surface Laptop 5 13.5" screen resolution?

2256×1504 pixels — 3,393,024 in total, about 3.4 megapixels, which puts it in the 2.2K class.

Q. What is the pixel density of the Surface Laptop 5 13.5"?

201 ppi. That is the diagonal in pixels of a 2256×1504 grid divided by the 13.5" diagonal of the panel, and it makes each pixel about 126.5 micrometres across.

Q. How big is the Surface Laptop 5 13.5" screen in millimetres?

285.3 mm wide and 190.2 mm tall, worked out from the 13.5" diagonal and the 3:2 aspect ratio. The visible area is roughly 84.1 square inches.

Q. How far away do pixels stop being visible on the Surface Laptop 5 13.5"?

About 43.5 cm. That is where a pixel subtends less than one arcminute, the limit of human sight — closer than that and the grid starts to show.

Q. What aspect ratio does the Surface Laptop 5 13.5" use?

3:2, with the long edge 1.5× the short one. It is wider than it is tall, which suits video and side-by-side documents.

Screens of a similar size

The same diagonal at a different resolution means a different density. 4K is 163 ppi on a 27" monitor and 68 ppi on a 65" TV.

DeviceResolutionDiagonalDensity
Framework Laptop 132256×150413.5"201 ppi
MacBook Air 13" (M3)2560×166413.6"225 ppi
Dell XPS 13 Plus1920×120013.4"169 ppi
MacBook Air 13" (M1)2560×160013.3"227 ppi
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 111920×120014"162 ppi
Galaxy Book4 Pro 14"2880×180014"243 ppi
ROG Zephyrus G142880×180014"243 ppi
MacBook Pro 14" (M3)3024×196414.2"254 ppi