Surface Pro X

Not to be confused with Surface Pro 10.

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]

Surface Pro X

Developer	Microsoft
Product family	Microsoft Surface
Type	2-in-1 detachable
Generation	Seventh
Release date	SQ1: 2 October 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-02) SQ2: 1 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-01)
Availability	SQ1: 22 October 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-22) SQ2: 13 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-13)
Introductory price	SQ1": USD 900 to 1,900 SQ2": USD 1,300 to 1,900
Operating system	Windows 10 (upgradeable to Windows 11)
CPU	Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2 (co-developed with Qualcomm)
Memory	8 or 16 GB LPDDR4x RAM
Storage	512 GB, 256 GB, 128 GB removable SSD
Removable storage	none
Display	13-inch touchscreen PixelSense display 2880 × 1920, 267 PPI 3:2 aspect ratio, 450 nits
Graphics	SQ1: Adreno 685 GPU SQ2: Adreno 690 GPU
Sound	2W stereo speakers Dolby Audio
Input	Built in: touchscreen, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer Sold separately: keyboard, touchpad, mouse, stylus pen, Surface Dial
Camera	Front: 5 MP, 1080p HD Rear: 10 MP, 4K
Touchpad	Available with Surface Type Cover accessory
Connectivity	WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5, USB 3, LTE A, GPS
Online services	Microsoft Store, OneDrive
Dimensions	287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm (11.3 in x 8.2 in x 0.28 in)
Weight	774 g (1.706 lb) tablet only
Predecessor	Surface 2
Successor	Surface Pro 9
Website	www.surface.com

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

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Sources: Microsoft Devices Blog Microsoft Store