If you are planning to purchase a new laptop in the near future, then check out the list of best 13-inch laptops we have made.
While some users prefer bigger screens, 13-inch laptops are some of the most popular out there, and for good reason. Laptops are meant to be portable, and with this compact size, you can have something that’s easy to take with you to school or work. And while they’re not huge, 13-inch displays still give you enough room to work with and multi-task, so it’s the perfect balance for many of us.
Best overall: Dell XPS 13 (9310)
The laptop comes with 11th Generation Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, and an Operating System of Windows 11 Home
The graphics offered on the laptop is Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
The 512GB Solid State Drive offers excellent storage for the users. Users get a 3-sided Infinity Edge display of 33.78 cm (13.3 inches) and the weight of the laptop is 1.16 kg. The laptop can be purchased at Rs 1,24,989 on the official website of Dell.
The Dell XPS 13 (9310) can be considered as an excellent all-rounder as it falls just above Rs 1 lakh and can do all most every task.
Best 13-inch convertible: HP Spectre x360 14
The HP Spectre x360 14 offers an Intel Core i7 processor along with a Windows 10 Pro Operating System. The storage is 1 TB (SSD) and the graphics is Intel Iris X. Users get a 34.3 cm (13.5″) display and is more flexible than the conventional clamshell designed laptop.
The laptop costs Rs 1,74,999 (including Rs 26,696 GST) on the official website. The device includes 1 Year On-site Warranty and a free subscription to Microsoft Office Home and Student 2019 and 3 Year Protegent Antivirus and much more.
If you are looking for a stylish laptop that can be flipped as well used in a convenient way, this laptop is for you.
Best premium laptop: Surface Laptop 4
If you’re in the market for a premium 13-inch laptop, the Surface Laptop 4 is one of your best options. It’s got a premium design with some unique twists, a great display, and solid performance with high-end specs.
The 13-inch Surface Laptop 4 is powered by an Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor that has a quad-core, eight-thread CPU, and can boost up to 4.8GHz, making it one of the fastest mobile processors around.
You can get it with up to 16GBGB of RAM and a 512GB SSD (maximum 256GB for AMD models), and that’s enough to give you a great experience overall.
The laptop has a 13.5-inch panel with a tall 3:2 aspect ratio and 2256 x 1504 resolution. The Surface Laptop 4 has a 720p camera for webcam and Windows Hello facial recognition support out of the box.
The Surface Laptop 4 has a clean and sleek design. It comes in four colors –Platinum, Matte Black, Ice Blue, and Sandstone.
For connection, it has a USB Type-A, one USB Type-C, a headphone jack, and a Surface Connect port. The Surface Connect port only works with Surface devices.
Best 13-inch laptop for gaming: ASUS ROG Flow X13
The ASUS ROG Flow X13 can be considered as the best 13-inch laptop for gaming. It can run most modern games without a problem. ASUS ROG Flow X13 is powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, which is a 35W processor with 8 cores, 16 threads, and boost speeds up to 4.8GHz. You can also get it with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, which is a relatively small discrete GPU that’s great for small laptops like this. Additionally, you can get it with up to 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.
The ROG Flow X13 has a 13.4-inch panel with a 16:10 aspect ratio. The laptop comes in different displays versions with different resolution and refresh rate — one with a Full HD+ (1920 x 1200) panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, and another with a 4K+ (3840 x 2400) 60Hz panel. It also has a 720p webcam but it does not support Windows Hello facial recognition.
ASUS ROG Flow X13 has a clean design with some lines running across the chassis that make it somewhat unique. Some models also have RGB lighting on the lid. The ROG Flow X13 has two USB Type-C ports, one USB Type-A port, HDMI, and a headphone jack.
The laptop is 15.8mm thick and weighs 2.87lbs.
Best for college students: MacBook Air
MacBooks are some of the most popular laptops for college students, and the latest MacBook Air is a sleek and premium laptop. If you want a laptop with all-day battery and great performance, then this is one of your best options in the 13-inch segment.
The latest MacBook Air comes with Apple’s own M1 chipset, which is an 8-core processor based on the Arm architecture, and it has four performance cores and four efficiency cores. It also has an integrated 8-core (7-core in entry-level models) GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine for AI tasks. It has 16GB of unified memory (RAM) and a 2TB SSD.
The MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a tall 16:10 aspect ratio. Apple is using the Neural Engine in its M1 processors to improve image quality with AI. The MacBook Air also comes with a 720p webcam.
The MacBook Air comes in Silver, space grey, and rose pink colour options. It has 16.1mm of thickness and 2.8lbs of weight, it’s also very portable, making it ideal if you’re going to take it to school everyday.
The MacBook Air has a couple of USB4/Thunderbolt ports and a headphone jack.
Best 13-inch business laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga is an ultraportable convertible that is powered by up to an Intel Core i7-1180G7 with vPro technologies for extra security in business environments. That’s a quad-core, eight-thread CPU that can boost up to 4.6GHz, and it also sports Intel Iris Xe graphics. This is 9W processor.
The ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga display have a 3:2 aspect ratio and 2256 x 1504 resolution.
It has a 720p web camera and it has Windows Hello facial recognition support by default. Users can also add human presence detection, which allows the laptop to lock itself when they walk away and wake up when they approach it without requiring any action from the user. That way, it can also use facial recognition to sign you in right away.
The ThinkPad X1 Titanium has a red accents on the logo and a pointing stick on the keyboard, complete with clickable buttons above the touchpad. It comes in this silver color. It weighs 2.54lbs and 11.5mm thin – making it one of the thinnest laptops on the market right now.
It sports two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a headphone jack, which is in line with other premium compact laptops like this. It has optional LTE or 5G support so you can stay connected to the internet even when you’re away from Wi-Fi.
Best 13-inch tablet: Surface Pro 8
The Surface Pro 8 tablet comes with an Intel Core i7-1185G7, and that’s a quad-core, eight-thread CPU that can boost up to 4.8GHz. Plus, it supports Intel Iris Xe graphics for some light GPU-focused workloads.
It has up to 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, so it’s as premium as laptops get, just in a tablet form factor.
Surface Pro 8 features a 13-inch panel that has 3:2 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2880 x 1920along with a variable 120Hz refresh rate. It supports touch and pen input, and if you’re using the Surface Slim Pen 2, it even supports tactile signals (haptic feedback) in some apps.
The tablet has got a 5MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support and a second camera on the back, and that one has a 10MP sensor and supports 4K video. It also supports Windows Hello facial recognition.
It is 9.3mm thin, and weighs just 1.9lbs. With the keyboard. it’s about 14.2mm thick, and a little thicker if you include the Surface Slim Pen 2’s garage.
Surface Pro 8 is one of the first Surface devices to feature Thunderbolt support, meaning you can finally connect things like external GPUs and Thunderbolt docks to create your ideal setup.It has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Surface Connect port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Best Chromebook: Acer Chromebook Spin 713
The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 offers great performance, a premium design, a great display, and the versatility of a convertible. Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is powered by an Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, which is a quad-core, eight-thread CPU. Plus, it has Intel Iris Xe graphics. You also get 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.
It features a 13.5-inch panel with a 3:2 aspect ratio, 2256 x 1504 resolution. The screen supports touch and pen input and you can use it like a tablet. It also sports a 720p webcam.
The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 is an all-metal laptop and the screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It meets MIL-STD-810H standards for durability, too. So, it can withstand some bumps and drops if that ever happens. It only comes in a dark grey color.
Acer Chromebook Spin 713 has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB Type-A port, HDMI, a headphone jack, and a microSD card reader.
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