Surface Pro X
2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft
Surface Pro X
4 years ago (2019-10-02)
SQ2: 1 October 2020;
3 years ago (2020-10-01)
4 years ago (2019-10-22)
SQ2: 13 October 2020;
3 years ago (2020-10-13)
SQ2": USD 1,300 to 1,900
(upgradeable to Windows 11)
(co-developed with Qualcomm)
PixelSense display
2880 × 1920, 267 PPI
3:2 aspect ratio, 450 nits
SQ2: Adreno 690 GPU
Sold separately: keyboard, touchpad, mouse, stylus pen, Surface Dial
Rear: 10 MP, 4K
(11.3 in x 8.2 in x 0.28 in)
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The Surface Pro X is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. It was developed alongside and was announced on 2 October 2019 alongside the Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3.[1] Updated hardware was announced alongside Surface Laptop Go and Surface accessories on October 1, 2020[2] and September 22, 2021.[3] The device starts at $899.99 USD / £849.99.[4][5]
The Surface Pro X comes with a Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2 ARM processor, which the company claimed has three times the performance of an x86 MacBook Air, whilst also having a 13-hour battery life. This is due to the increased power efficiency of ARM processors compared to traditional x86 processors.[1][6][7] Microsoft has previously used ARM processors in the discontinued Surface RT and Windows Phone devices.
Microsoft now offers a Wifi-only version of the device as announced at their Surface Event on September 22, 2021.[8]
Configuration
The Surface Pro X starts at US$899.99 / £849.99 for the least expensive model with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage.
The device can be bought with either 8 GB or 16 GB RAM. Users can also choose between 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB of storage.[9]
| Surface Pro X configuration options[10][11][12] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier in USD | CPU | GPU | RAM | Internal storage | LTE | Color | ||
| Consumer | Business | |||||||
| $900 | Microsoft SQ1 | Adreno 685 | 8 GB | 128 GB |  | P | ||
| $1,000 | $1,100 |  | B | |||||
| $1,100 | 256 GB | | P | |||||
| $1,300 | $1,400 | | B | |||||
| $1,500 | $1,600 | 16 GB | B | |||||
| $1,800 | $1,900 | 512 GB | B | |||||
| $1,300 | Microsoft SQ2 | Adreno 690 | 256 GB | | P | |||
| $1,500 | $1,600 | | P | B | ||||
| $1,500 | 512 GB | | P | |||||
| $1,800 | $1,900 | | P | B | ||||
Platinum Black
Hardware and design
The Surface Pro X is the 7th addition to Surface Pro lineup alongside the Surface Pro 7. Microsoft markets the tablet as a "go-anywhere, do-anything PC".[13] Microsoft claims the Surface Pro X's battery can last up to 13 hours of use.
Compared to the Surface Pro 6, the Surface Pro X is slimmer and has rounder edges featuring a matte black finish construction in platinum and black finish. The device contains 2 USB-C ports, an eSIM and a SIM card slot for LTE, a removable SSD, and the Surface Connect port for charging. There are no microSD card slot and headphone jack on the tablet, requiring its users to use dongles and USB-C or Bluetooth enabled headphones.[13]
The device's screen is a 13-inch touchscreen display, with smaller bezels compared to other Surface Pro devices.[14]
The device uses Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2[15] ARM processors co-developed by Qualcomm, based on the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 1 and Gen 2 processors respectively. A Qualcomm X24 LTE modem is also featured in the device for both processors.
Software
The Surface Pro X comes pre-installed with an ARM-based version of Windows 10, which supports ARM32 and ARM64 UWP and desktop apps from the Microsoft Store or from other sources. x86 applications can be run through emulation, addressing a major issue of Windows RT.[16][17][18] Emulation of x64 applications is an upcoming feature that is already available to Windows Insiders for testing.[19] In addition, Hyper-V can be installed on ARM64 devices such as the Surface Pro X running the Pro or Enterprise editions of Windows 10.[20]
Timeline
Timeline of Surface devices
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References
- ^ a b Faulkner, Cameron (2 October 2019). "How to preorder Microsoft's new Surface hardware". The Verge. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Microsoft's updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option". The Verge. 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Everything announced at Microsoft's Surface hardware event". Windows Central. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Meet the New Surface Pro X – Ultra-thin and Always Connected – Microsoft Surface". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Meet the New Surface Pro X – Ultra-thin and always connected – Microsoft Surface". Microsoft Store. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "ARM Takes Wing: Qualcomm vs. Intel CPU comparison". The Cloudflare Blog. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Dubey, Yetnesh (22 April 2019). "CPU Comparison: X86 vs ARM — Will Intel i9 9900K Stay Atop?". Fossbytes. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "The Surface Pro X gets a Wi-Fi-only version". The Verge. 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Configure your Surface Pro X". Microsoft Store.
- ^ "Configure Surface Pro X". Microsoft Store.
- ^ "Configure Surface Pro X for Business". Microsoft Store.
- ^ "Configure your Surface Pro X". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b Brant, Tom (6 November 2019). "Microsoft Surface Pro X". PC Mag.
- ^ Warren, Tom (6 November 2019). "Surface Pro X vs Pro 7: ARM Needs Some Legs". The Verge.
- ^ Blog, Microsoft Devices (1 October 2020). "Introducing Surface Laptop Go, new updates to Surface Pro X and new accessories". Microsoft Devices Blog. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ hickeys. "Windows 10 on ARM – UWP applications". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ hickeys. "How x86 and ARM32 emulation work on ARM – UWP applications". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Tracy, Phillip (8 October 2019). "Surface Pro X with ARM CPU: What It Can (and Can't) Run". LaptopMag. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Microsoft announces support for x64 emulation on Windows 10 on ARM". MSPoweruser. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Blog, Windows Insider (21 May 2020). "Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631". Windows Insider Blog. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
