

Microsoft now offers a Wifi-only version of the device as announced at their Surface Event on September 22, 2021.

Microsoft has previously used ARM processors in the discontinued Surface RT and Windows Phone devices.

This is due to the increased power efficiency of ARM processors compared to traditional x86 processors. 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. Updated hardware was announced alongside Surface Laptop Go and Surface accessories on Octo and September 22, 2021. It was developed alongside and was announced on 2 October 2019 alongside the Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3. The Surface Pro X is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. Sold separately: keyboard, touchpad, mouse, stylus pen, Surface DialĪvailable with Surface Type Cover accessory Apps from the Microsoft Store are generally fine, but that's a limited selection, and getting support for these legacy applications will still take some time.2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoftīuilt in: touchscreen, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer Microsoft polished the software experience when it came to running Windows on ARM, and it shows here. When it comes to running apps, I had very few problems with most of the apps I tested. When it comes to web-based tasks, you will encounter very few performance issues, but I will note that occasionally, I experienced random hangs while watching videos. I got through entire workdays just fine when I was on the browser (preferably Edge, since it's better optimized on ARM), using social media, watching Netflix, and getting on Zoom calls. The device runs fine when you throw web-based apps on it. In my testing, the Surface Pro X delivered subpar performance, but generally speaking, it was inconsistent the best way to describe using this computer would be to treat it like a Chromebook that runs Windows. You can spec up the SQ2 devices with up to 512GB, but there are no RAM upgrades here. Our review unit came with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
