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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 US$899.99 / £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]

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".[10] 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.[10]

The device's screen is a 13-inch touchscreen display, with smaller bezels compared to other Surface Pro devices.[11]

The device uses Microsoft SQ1 or SQ2[12] 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.[13][14][15] Emulation of x64 applications is an upcoming feature that is already available to Windows Insiders for testing.[16] 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.[17]

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References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Faulkner, Cameron (2019-10-02). "How to preorder Microsoft’s new Surface hardware" (in en). The Verge. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 
  2. ↑ "Microsoft’s updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option". The Verge. 1 October 2020. 
  3. ↑ "Everything announced at Microsoft's Surface hardware event". Windows Central. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-22. 
  4. ↑ "Meet the New Surface Pro X – Ultra-thin and Always Connected – Microsoft Surface" (in en-us). Microsoft Store. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 
  5. ↑ "Meet the New Surface Pro X – Ultra-thin and always connected – Microsoft Surface" (in en-gb). Microsoft Store. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 
  6. ↑ "ARM Takes Wing: Qualcomm vs. Intel CPU comparison" (in en). The Cloudflare Blog. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 
  7. ↑ Dubey, Yetnesh (2019-04-22). "CPU Comparison: X86 vs ARM — Will Intel i9 9900K Stay Atop?" (in en-US). Fossbytes. Retrieved 2019-10-10. 
  8. ↑ "The Surface Pro X gets a Wi-Fi-only version". The Verge. 22 September 2021. 
  9. ↑ "Configure your Surface Pro X" (in en-us). Microsoft Store. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Brant, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Microsoft Surface Pro X". PC Mag. 
  11. ↑ Warren, Tom (November 6, 2019). "Surface Pro X vs Pro 7: ARM Needs Some Legs". The Verge. 
  12. ↑ Blog, Microsoft Devices (2020-10-01). "Introducing Surface Laptop Go, new updates to Surface Pro X and new accessories" (in en-US). Microsoft Devices Blog. Retrieved 2020-10-01. 
  13. ↑ hickeys. "Windows 10 on ARM - UWP applications" (in en-us). docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22. 
  14. ↑ hickeys. "How x86 and ARM32 emulation work on ARM - UWP applications" (in en-us). docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22. 
  15. ↑ Tracy, Phillip (2019-10-08). "Surface Pro X with ARM CPU: What It Can (and Can't) Run" (in en). LaptopMag. Retrieved 2019-11-27. 
  16. ↑ "Microsoft announces support for x64 emulation on Windows 10 on ARM" (in en-US). MSPoweruser. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10. 
  17. ↑ Blog, Windows Insider (2020-05-21). "Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19631" (in en-US). Windows Insider Blog. Retrieved 2021-01-22. 

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